The Classical Teacher - Spring 2022

Saving Western civilization one student at a time.

Spring 2022

That Which Is True Is Ours On Building a Bookstore

by Warren Farha

The River Daughter's House

by David Kern Twelve Great Christian Novels

by Martin Cothran The Accidental Community

by Heather Hawkins

Civilization by Candlelight

by Martin Cothran

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“It took a lot of work to stoke the smoldering embers of civilization.”

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Letter from the Editor

he expression "dark ages" refers to the period of time after the fall of Rome in the fourth century A.D. until the resurgence of learning in Western Europe that started in about the eighth century. We call it "dark" because the light of learning that had been ignited by the Greeks and carried on by the Romans was all but extinguished.

Art, literature, and education were nearly eliminated in most parts of Western Europe. It was only with the later rise of the Carolingian empire that learning began to make a comeback.

During this time, as Thomas Cahill tells us in his book How the Irish Saved Civilization, a few bands of medieval monks, sequestered in remote monasteries on the lonely cliffs and crags of Ireland, worked in obscurity, copying and recopying manuscripts.

The manuscripts they copied out by hand included not only the Bible and their own biblical commentaries, but the great works of antiquity that had almost entirely disappeared from the outside world. They pursued their task with diligence and with little hope that their copies would ever be read or appreciated by anyone other than their fellow monks.

Late in the last two centuries of the first millennium, these works were rediscovered by the larger world and their recovery brought about a renaissance of learning.

Once rediscovered, medieval scholars took these works, many of them long forgotten to the West, and poured over them, trying to understand their implications for the way people think and act. Today, we know little about the monks who copied these manuscripts other than a few funny remarks scrawled in the margins: "Thank God, it will soon be dark." We know much more about the later medieval doctors who discovered and read them, thought about them, and incorporated them in their own thinking—Peter Abelard, St. Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, Albertus Magnus, Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham—the fathers of education as we know it today.

It took a lot of work to stoke the smoldering embers of civilization.

Our culture today seems to be entering a new dark age. While our time is marked by methods of communication that the cloistered monk could never have conceived, we have failed to use them to ensure the passing on of the accumulated learning of the Christian West. The past three or four generations of children know less and less of their history, their art, and their literature.

But the seeds of renewal are already being sown. The classical Christian education movement might seem small, but through it more and more educators are coming to understand the importance of teaching our children the tradition of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful that was once passed on to every new generation.

We, too, are preserving the embers of Western civilization and livening the fires of learning.

Someday someone will write a book: How Classical Christian Education Saved Civilization.

Spring 2022 FEATURED ARTICLES

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Letter from the Editor by Martin Cothran Strategic Study Habits by Jessica Watson The River Daughter's House by David Kern The Accidental Community by Heather Hawkins C. S. Lewis on Why We Should Read Old Books by Dr. D. T. Sheffler

60 68 76 86 90

That Which Is True Is Ours by Warren Farha Moonbeams and Music by Dr. Carol Reynolds Books Worthy to Own by Cheryl Swope A Foundational Fairy Tale by Leigh Lowe Twelve Great Christian Novels by Martin Cothran

CLASSICAL CORE CURRICULUM

CLASSICAL / CHRISTIAN STUDIES

4 18 46

50 54 56 58

Curriculum Packages and Supplements Read-Aloud Programs Curriculum Map Yearly Outlook

PRIMARY YEARS

70 72 74 75 78 79

Alphabet, Numbers, & Coloring Phonics & Reading Spelling New American Cursive Penmanship

Classical Composition, IEW, & English Grammar Literature Poetry

Geography

22 25 26 28 30 31

Classical Literature

Prima Latina & Latina Christiana Latin Forms Series Latin Supplements Upper School Latin & AP Latin Greek French

LOGIC & RHETORIC

39 66 67 70

American Studies & Modern European History

SCIENCE & MATH

63 73

Dorothy Mills' Histories & Classical Studies Supplements

Traditional Logic, Material Logic, & Aristotle's Rhetoric

ART & MUSIC

AMERICAN / MODERN STUDIES

43 44

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths & Famous Men Series

LATIN, GREEK, & FRENCH

Primary Enrichment & Character Building

LITERATURE, GRAMMAR, & WRITING

34 80 88

Christian Studies

Professor Carol: Discovering Music, Exploring America's Musical Heritage, & Early Sacred Music Art Posters, Art Cards, Creating Art, & Music Appreciation Primary Enrichment

RESOURCES

Science & Nature

36 94

Arithmetic & Math

Classical Education Resources Memoria Press Online Academy

Henle Latin Third Year (p. 28)

Manner of the Week Flashcards (p. 70)

American History Outline (p. 44)

Traditional Spelling III (p. 75)

Penmanship Practice: Wisdom Scriptures (p. 78)

Cut & Paste Book (p. 71)

First Start Reading Storybooks (p. 74)

Multiplication & Division Flashcards (p. 73)

Insects Flashcards (p. 65)

The Adventures of Odysseus & The Tale of Troy (p. 58)

NLE: Intermediate Reading Comprehension (p. 26)

We also have full-year curriculum packages for students with special needs.

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The Classical Core Curriculum is a complete classical Christian curriculum that emphasizes the traditional liberal arts of language and mathematics and the cultural heritage of the Christian West as expressed in the great works of history and literature. The curriculum has an early focus on the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and a special emphasis on Latin. Latin is the best way to gain an academic vocabulary and to learn the formal system of grammar, and is, along with math, the best early critical thinking skills training. The study of the cultures of Athens and Rome, as well as biblical and Church history, is designed to provide a basis for a proper understanding of European and American history.

Classical Core Curriculum

PRESCHOOL

$220.09 Full Set (all books + Curriculum Manual) $30 Curriculum Manual Only

• Preschool Curriculum Manual • Prayers for Children • Jesus Is With Me • Jesus Hears Me • Jesus Knows Me • Big Red Barn • The Best Mouse Cookie • Little Fur Family • Bunny's Noisy Book • From Head to Toe • Goodnight Moon • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Numbers, Colors, Shapes

• The Very Busy Spider • Good Night, Gorilla • The Tale of Peter Rabbit • Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings • My Very First Book of Shapes • ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

• Put Me in the Zoo • Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb • Cars and Trucks From A to Z • My First Counting Book • The Animals' Christmas Eve • Big Dog ... Little Dog • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? • A Children's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes • 1 Is One

Classical Core Curriculum JR. KINDERGARTEN $149.49 Full Set (all books + 2-Day Curriculum Manual) $64.69 Consumable Books Set (for additional students) $30 Curriculum Manual Only $349.58 Supplemental Read-Aloud Program Character Building Supplements: Myself & Others Book I Core Set $57.86 Myself & Others Book II Core Set $22.45

• Jr. Kindergarten Curriculum Manual • Counting With Numbers • Numbers & Colors • Prayers for Children • Alphabet Books 1 & 2 • Numbers Coloring Book • Alphabet Coloring Book • Alphabet Flashcards • Alphabet Manuscript Wall Charts

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• Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever • Big Thoughts for Little People (Devotional) • Hailstones and Halibut Bones (Poetry) • The Book of Crafts: Jr. Kindergarten • My Very Own Scissors Book

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KINDERGARTEN

ENRICHMENT

CURRICULUM MANUAL

Kindergarten Enrichment; Kindergarten Book of Crafts; Kindergarten Art Cards; Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems; Music Enrichment

Lesson Plans for One Year

RETAIL

616.16

$

PACKAGE PRICE

464.40

$

MATH

CHRISTIAN

Numbers Book set; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (Part 1), Teacher, and Practice Sheets; Arithmetic Flashcards: Addition & Subtraction; Memoria Math Challenge A

The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment

PHONICS & SPELLING 100 Days of Summer Reading Book I; Classical Phonics; Phonics Flashcards; First Start Reading A-D; First Start Reading Storybooks A-D; Phonics & Reading Streaming Instructional Videos; Christian Liberty Nature Reader, Book K; Scamp and Tramp; Soft and White; Fun in the Sun; Animal Alphabet Coloring Book; Core Skills Phonics K & 1; Cut & Paste Book

MORNING WORK

PENMANSHIP

OPTIONAL

Kindergarten Morning Work; Manner of the Week Wall Charts and Flashcards

Copybook I; Composition & Sketchbook I

For extra practice as needed.

Primary Phonics Readers, Set 1

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RETAIL

505.27

$

GRADE 1

PACKAGE PRICE

$

382.53

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $177.07 Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

LITERATURE

CURRICULUM MANUAL

StoryTime Treasures set; More StoryTime Treasures set; Winter on the Farm; Christmas in the Big Woods; Little House Christmas Treasury; 100 Days of Summer Reading Book II

Lesson Plans for One Year

PHONICS & SPELLING

PENMANSHIP

ENRICHMENT

First Start Reading Book E; First Start Reading Storybook E; Traditional Spelling I set

New American Cursive 1; Copybook II; Composition & Sketchbook II; Cursive Practice Sheets I; Alphabet Wall Poster; Summer Cursive; Penmanship Tablet

First Grade Book of Crafts; First Grade Enrichment; First Grade Art Cards

MATH

OPTIONAL

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (Part 2); Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2 Student (Unit 1), Teacher (Part 1), and Practice Sheets Book 1; Memoria Math Challenge B

For extra practice as needed.

Primary Phonics Readers, Sets 2-6

American Language Series

OR

NEW USER ADD-ON SET $147.23 New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Classical Phonics; Phonics Flashcards; A Child's Book of Poems; Animals, Animals; The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Teacher Manual and Practice Sheets; Arithmetic Flashcards: Addition & Subtraction; Music Enrichment

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GRADE 2

Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

CURRICULUM MANUAL Lesson Plans for One Year

SCIENCE Rod & Staff Patterns of Nature set

AMERICAN/ MODERN

RETAIL

624.62

$

PACKAGE PRICE

LATIN

$

473.53

Prima Latina complete set

Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans

Prima Latina Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

PENMANSHIP

MATH

GRAMMAR

New American Cursive 2; Copybook Cursive I; Composition & Sketchbook II; Prima Latina Copybook; Penmanship Tablet

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2 Student (Units 2-4), Teacher (Part 2), Practice Sheets (Book 2), Supplemental Pack; Memoria Math Challenge C; Memoria Math Supplemental Workbook: Review of First Grade Math

English Grammar Practice; Core Skills Language Arts 2

LITERATURE

ENRICHMENT

Second Grade Literature set; Second Grade Literature Dictionary; 100 Days of Summer Reading Book III

Second Grade Enrichment; Second Grade Book of Crafts; Second Grade Art Cards

NEW USER ADD-ON SET $137.43

PHONICS & SPELLING

OPTIONAL

New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Traditional Spelling II set

Cursive Practice Sheets II; Easy Reader Classics

Classical Phonics; Phonics Flashcards; A Child's Book of Poems; Animals, Animals; Music Enrichment; The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment; Arithmetic Flashcards: Addition & Subtraction; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2 Student (Unit 1), Practice Sheets (Book 1), and Teacher (Part 1)

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RETAIL

919.46

$

GRADE 3

PACKAGE PRICE

588.32

$

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $286.29 Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

LATIN

SCIENCE

Latina Christiana set, LC Review Worksheets set; Latina Christiana: Games & Puzzles set

Mammals set

CURRICULUM MANUAL Lesson Plans for One Year

AMERICAN/MODERN

WRITING

PENMANSHIP

MATH

States & Capitals set; FlashKids States & Capitals Flashcards

All Things Fun & Fascinating

New American Cursive 3

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 3 Student, Teacher, Supplemental Worksheets and Key, Blacklines, Speed Drills; Multiplication Flashcards: 0 to 12; Division Flashcards: 0 to 12

CLASSICAL

GRAMMAR

SPELLING

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths set; Timeline Program

English Grammar Recitation and English Grammar Recitation Workbook I set and Flashcards; Core Skills Language Arts 3

Traditional Spelling III set

CHRISTIAN

LITERATURE/POETRY

Christian Studies I set; The Golden Children's Bible; Memory Verse Flashcards; Old Testament Flashcards

Third Grade Literature set; Poetry for the Grammar Stage set; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

OPTIONAL

New to Memoria Press? You need this item from Second Grade.

Cursive Practice Sheets III

Latina Christiana Flashcards $15.95

Latina Christiana Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

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GRADE 4

Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

MATH

SPELLING

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 4 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Tests, Speed Drills, Speed Drill Packet

Spelling Workout E set

CURRICULUM MANUAL Lesson Plans for One Year

RETAIL

485.86

$

PACKAGE PRICE

$

329.72

LITERATURE Fourth Grade Literature set; Papa Panov's Special Christmas; Twelve Days of Christmas; A Promise Kept: The Story of Christmas; Good King Wenceslas

WRITING

SCIENCE

PENMANSHIP

GRAMMAR

Classical Composition I: Fable Student, Teacher, DVDs

The Book of Astronomy set

Copybook Cursive II

Core Skills Language Arts 4

Transitioning to the Classical Core Curriculum in Grade 4?

In our third grade package, students complete half of D'Aulaires' Greek Myths, Latina Christiana, Christian Studies I, English Grammar Recitation I, and States and Capitals, as well as parts of Poetry for the Grammar Stage, which they will continue to use through seventh grade.

The purchase of this package assumes that you have the books that are in our third grade package and have completed the first half of them.

If you are starting the Classical Core Curriculum in fourth grade, we have a discounted transitional package for you: $642.91 Grade 4 for New Users Visit MemoriaPress.com for a complete book list and more information.

Classical Composition Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

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Classical Core Curriculum

RETAIL

859.65

$

PACKAGE PRICE

$

554.09

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $209.65 Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

GRADE 5 CURRICULUM MANUAL

LATIN First Form Latin complete set; Lingua Angelica I set; Latin Grammar Recitation

Lesson Plans for One Year

WRITING

GRAMMAR

MATH

Classical Composition II: Narrative Student, Teacher, DVDs

English Grammar Recitation Workbook II set; Core Skills Language Arts 5

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 5 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Tests, Speed Drills

AMERICAN/MODERN

CLASSICAL

CHRISTIAN

Geography I set, including The United States Review set and Geography Flashcards

Famous Men of Rome set

Christian Studies II set, Copybook Cursive III

SPELLING

SCIENCE

LITERATURE

Spelling Workout F set

The Book of Insects set

Fifth Grade Literature set

Monarch Butterfly • Lepidoptera [Greek: λεπιδος + πτερα] means "scale-winged" • Cabbage butterfly, sphinx moth, monarch butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, swallowtail butterfly, luna moth • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: large wings and coiling mouthparts • Also includes: tiger moth, cecropia moth, skipper butterfly

Honeybee • Hymenoptera [Greek: υµεν + πτερα] means "membrane-winged" • Paper wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, carpenter ant, fire ant, honeybee, bumblebee • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: slender waist and stingers • Also includes: saw fly, mud dauber, bulldog ant, sweat bee

NEW USER ADD-ON SET $142.03 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Timeline Program; Poetry for the Grammar Stage set; English Grammar Recitation; English Grammar Recitation Flashcards; The Golden Children's Bible; Old Testament Flashcards; Memory Verse Flashcards

First Form Latin & Classical Composition Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

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Classical Core Curriculum

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $224.26

GRADE 6

Supplemental Read-Aloud Sets also available!

LATIN

AMERICAN/MODERN

Second Form Latin complete set

Geography II set, including Geography I Review set

MATH Rod & Staff Mathematics 6 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Quizzes & Speed Tests, Tests

CURRICULUM MANUAL

RETAIL

844.87

$

PACKAGE PRICE

$

544.91

Lesson Plans for One Year

WRITING

CLASSICAL

Classical Composition III: Chreia & Maxim Student, Teacher, DVDs

Famous Men of the Middle Ages set

GRAMMAR

SPELLING

SCIENCE

English Grammar Recitation Workbook III set; Core Skills Language Arts 6

Spelling Workout G set

The Book of Birds set; Exploring the History of Medicine set

LITERATURE

CHRISTIAN

Sixth Grade Literature set

Christian Studies III set; New Testament Flashcards; Copybook Cursive IV

Second Form Latin & Classical Composition Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

NEW USER ADD-ON SET $147.63 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Timeline Program; Poetry for the Grammar Stage set; English Grammar Recitation; English Grammar Recitation Flashcards; The Golden Children's Bible; Memory Verse Flashcards; Geography Flashcards

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Classical Core Curriculum

RETAIL

969.09

$

GRADE 7

PACKAGE PRICE

CURRICULUM MANUAL

$

602.95

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $250.19

LATIN

WRITING

Third Form Latin complete set

Classical Composition IV: Refutation & Confirmation Student, Teacher, DVDs

Lesson Plans for One Year

SPELLING

AMERICAN/MODERN

CLASSICAL

Spelling Workout H set

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic set; American History Outline set; 200 Questions About American History set and Flashcards; The Story of the World, Vol. 4

Famous Men of Greece set; Horatius at the Bridge set; The Greek Alphabet set

CHRISTIAN MATH

SCIENCE

College of the Redwoods Prealgebra set

The Book of Trees set; Exploring the World of Biology set

Christian Studies IV set

GRAMMAR

LITERATURE

English Grammar Recitation Workbook IV set; Core Skills Language Arts 7

Seventh Grade Literature set

Classical Composition Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

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NEW USER ADD-ON SET $101.32 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

REVIEW

Timeline Program; Poetry for the Grammar Stage set; English Grammar Recitation; English Grammar Recitation Flashcards

Geography & Timeline Review

Classical Core Curriculum

Classical Core Curriculum

GRADE 8

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $218.56 GRAMMAR

CLASSICAL

English Grammar Recitation Workbook V set; Core Skills Language Arts 8

The Book of the Ancient Greeks set; The Iliad set; The Odyssey set

CURRICULUM MANUAL

RETAIL

1,381.05

$

PACKAGE PRICE

$

813.75

Lesson Plans for One Year

LATIN

WRITING

CHRISTIAN

Fourth Form Latin complete set; Henle Latin First Year

Classical Composition V: Common Topic Student, Teacher, DVDs

The Book of the Ancient World set

MATH

SCIENCE

AMERICAN/MODERN

VideoText Algebra, Year One (Modules A-C)*

Novare Physical Science Text and Resource CD

Geography III Text, Student, Teacher and Classroom Atlas

*only Module A is pictured

LITERATURE/POETRY

OPTIONAL

Eighth Grade Literature set; Poetry & Short Stories: American Literature set; Bard of Avon

First Form Greek

Fourth Form Latin, First Form Greek, VideoText, Classical Composition, Iliad, and Odyssey Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Geography Flashcards $20.95

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RETAIL

1,334.16

$

PACKAGE PRICE

$

828.06

GRADE 9 CURRICULUM MANUAL Lesson Plans for One Year

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $203.35

LATIN

CLASSICAL

Henle Latin Second Year Lesson Plans, Flashcards, Quizzes & Tests, Text, and Key; Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage

The Book of the Ancient Romans set; The Aeneid set

LOGIC

WRITING

CHRISTIAN

Traditional Logic I & II complete sets

Classical Composition VI: Encomium, Invective, & Comparison Student, Teacher, & DVDs

The Story of Christianity set

LITERATURE/POETRY

AMERICAN/MODERN

Ninth Grade Literature set; The British Tradition I: Poetry, Prose, & Drama set; The Book of the Middle Ages

Renaissance & Reformation Times set

SCIENCE

MATH

Modern Biology set

VideoText Algebra, Year Two (Modules D-F)*

NOTE: Modern Biology has gone out of print. If you are using our guides for this program you will need to purchase a used textbook elsewhere.

Modern Biology is a secular textbook that contains a section on evolution not acceptable to many Christians. While we don't cover that unit in our curriculum, our guides do define related terms.

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*only Module D is pictured

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GRADE 10

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $211.85 CURRICULUM MANUAL Lesson Plans for One Year

RETAIL

1,816.70

$

PACKAGE PRICE

LATIN

CHRISTIAN

Mueller's Caesar (De Bello Gallico) Text, Teacher's Guide, and Lesson Plans

History of the Early Church set

$

1,109.40

CLASSICAL

AMERICAN/MODERN

Medea & Other Plays set; The Three Theban Plays set; The Oresteian Trilogy set

A History of Medieval Europe set

WRITING

LITERATURE/POETRY

Classical Composition VII: Characterization and Classical Composition VIII: Description Student, Teacher, & DVDs

Tenth Grade Literature set; The British Tradition II: Poetry & Prose set

SCIENCE

LOGIC

MATH

Novare General Chemistry Text, Resource CD, Complete Solutions Manual, Student Lab Report Handbook, and Experiments for High School at Home

Material Logic complete set

VideoText Geometry (Modules A-E)*

*only Module A is pictured

Greek Tragedies, Classical Composition, VideoText, and Material Logic Streaming Instructional Videos Available!

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Choose from: • Jr. Kindergarten Read-Aloud $349.58 • Kindergarten Read-Aloud $367.54 • Kindergarten Science & Enrichment $366.56 • First Grade Read-Aloud $379.46 • First Grade Science & Enrichment $262.51 • Second Grade Read-Aloud $361.55 • Second Grade Science & Enrichment $205.18 • Third Grade Read-Aloud Novels $185.82 • Third Grade Read-Aloud Picture Books $340.71 • Third Grade American $139.73 To complete the Literature & Enrichment portion of the K-2 curriculum, you will need the weekly read-alouds. You may already own many of these classic books, but you can also gather them at the library or purchase them from us. We schedule Literature ReadAlouds and American Studies Read-Alouds for older students in our 3rd-6th grade Curriculum Manuals. These grammar school sets are supplemental as time and interest permit.

Memoria Press Streaming Streaming Audio:

• Prima Latina • Latina Christiana • Latin Forms Series • Latin Recitation

• Lingua Angelica • Music Appreciation • First Start French I & II • Greek Forms Series

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• Classical Composition • Traditional Logic I • Traditional Logic II • Material Logic • Prima Latina • Latina Christiana • First Form Latin • Second Form Latin • Third Form Latin • Fourth Form Latin • First Form Greek

• Latin Recitation • Greek Tragedies • Divine Comedy • Aeneid • Iliad • Odyssey • Algebra I • Algebra II • Biology • Kindergarten Phonics & Reading

Our Streaming Instructional Videos are a digital alternative to physical DVDs, and require only a device (computer, phone, tablet) with internet access. They include the same thorough and engaging teacher instruction as our DVDs. Purchase of a subscription gives you LIFETIME ACCESS to the videos!

• Fourth Grade Read-Aloud $136.70 • Fourth Grade American $81.90 • Fifth Grade Read-Aloud $114.79 • Fifth Grade American $64.88 • Sixth Grade Read-Aloud $91.37 • Sixth Grade American $58.90

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$3.00 - $16.00 per subject Memoria Press' lesson plans by subject allow you to tailor the Classical Core Curriculum to your own needs. These plans retain our week-at-a-glance layout, scheduling the individual subjects of each grade so you can mix and match as you need.

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STRATEGIC STUDY HABITS

by Jessica Watson

rguably, the greatest student-teacher relationship in ancient history was that of Alexander the Great and Aristotle. Although Alexander's genius contributed enormously to his success, there is no doubt that Aristotle's tutelage also served to shape his famous student. In his book, The Life of Alexander the Great, Plutarch recounts how Alexander treasured his copy of the Iliad that Aristotle had annotated for him, even carrying it with him on military campaigns and placing it safely in a casket that he kept under his pillow.

Impressively, Alexander even taught himself to recite the Iliad from beginning to end. Perhaps these stories are somewhat legendary; nevertheless, they illustrate how much Alexander's knowledge and love of Homer was nurtured by Aristotle. Although Alexander's conquests played an instrumental role in the spread of Greek culture throughout the world, Aristotle's formation of Alexander provided the impetus. Even Alexander the Great still needed the stimulus and strengthening of a skilled teacher to develop his full potential.

When we train students to have excellent study habits, we are enabling them to develop their natural abilities to the utmost. We are encouraging students to go forth from our classrooms instructed and inspired by their lessons, to solidify their newfound knowledge and to make that knowledge a part of who they are and a part of how they will love and serve others in this world. The following are three important ways to inculcate good study habits in students, with a Latin class as our guide.

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ORDER & ORGANIZATION First, model order and organization. C. S. Lewis, in his essay "On the Transmission of Christianity," stated: "None can give to another what he does not possess himself. No generation can bequeath to its successor what it has not got." While this quote has a specific application in regards to a teacher transmitting Christianity, a broad application to teaching in general is not amiss. The principle is that if we desire to form something within our students, we must first form it within ourselves. If we train students to see that everything has a place (organization) and that there is a flow to the lesson (order), they will come to see this as natural and normal and begin to imitate it.

Everything has a place. Books, binders, flashcards, and notebooks are neatly and specifically stored.

Everything is labeled. Papers, tests, and quizzes are filed in a designated spot. You are then able to efficiently find and utilize all of your materials. There is also a structure and flow to each lesson. Daily, we recite grammar forms, review vocabulary, present new content, and practice new content. This order allows students to keep track of what they are learning in a clear and logical way. Students' minds become conditioned to recognize patterns and to analyze them, and their mental energy can be conserved for the truly difficult content when it arises because they are not wasting it on frantically recalling what they should have already mastered. If we set the standard high and create orderly and organized habits, we will be setting students up for success by providing them with a good model to follow.

METHODS OF STUDY Jessica Watson has been involved in education for more than twenty years, first as a homeschool mother and currently as a teacher at Highlands Latin School.

She is the author of several study guides and the instructor for many Latin instructional videos for Memoria Press.

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Second, train students to use a variety of methods in their study habits. Just as more than one tool is necessary in a building project, so more than one tool MemoriaPress.com

is necessary to support students in their independent learning. Teach students to use highlighted notes, copywork, form drills, and flashcards—all as part of their assortment of tools.

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Notes: To stay engaged as listeners and to internalize what they are learning, students should use a highlighter or take notes. Students should hear the words, "This is important," and know to highlight that information in their textbooks or write it down in their notebooks. Then, they should learn to reread their highlighted notes to refresh their memories.

Furthermore, they should continue to study by verbalizing their notes in their own words.

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Copywork: Copywork is another simple yet effective tool to implement with students. Copying new vocabulary into a notebook or on a vocabulary drill form for homework that is then checked and corrected should be regularly employed by teachers.

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Form drills: Along with copywork, grammar form drills are a major part of bolstering students' studies as new grammar forms need to be not only orally recited, but also practiced through written work. This will become increasingly important as more grammar forms are introduced. Again, these should be checked and corrected.

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Flashcards: Flashcards are one of the most important ways students will retain their new and old vocabulary.

Make it a priority to demonstrate to students how to sort and store their flashcards according to each week's lesson and then to add each lesson's set to their overall set of flashcards. Throughout each lesson, students should focus on that particular group of flashcards, going from English to Latin, but also from Latin to English. They should arrange their flashcards to form two piles, the ones they know quickly and perfectly and the ones they hesitate on or do not know at all, until all of their flashcards are placed in the first pile.

Cheryl Lowe always said, "Students do not enjoy what they have half-mastered and half-understood."

So although it may seem tedious, the students who dedicate themselves to this process will reap the reward of mastery and greater enjoyment.

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As teachers, simply writing the word "study" on the homework board is not enough. Take the time at the beginning of the year to teach students how to study and give them multiple means to do so.

ASSESSMENTS Third, help students identify their strengths and weaknesses. Every assessment is an opportunity to do this. Students can tend to take their assessments personally and to find their identity in their grades.

Encourage them to have a broader perspective on the purpose of assessments and grades by having them step back and use their quizzes and tests to discover areas of strengths and weaknesses. Train students to ask the right questions about their assessments: "Why did I get an answer wrong? Was I confused about the content or did I make careless mistakes?" If students did poorly on a particular section, such as vocabulary, then they will know to shore that up for a unit test where they will most likely see the same words again.

If they did poorly on a translation exercise, then they will know to go back and clarify the content they did not understand. If they made careless mistakes, then they can learn from that too and take their time in the future as well as double-check their work.

All students have strengths and weaknesses and should prioritize their studying accordingly. No matter how strong students are academically, only strategic study habits will allow them to gain a deep sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in their learning.

Plutarch records Alexander the Great as saying that "as he had received life from the one [his father], so the other [Aristotle] had taught him to live well."

No greater praise could be given to a teacher than to be commended for teaching a student to live a noble life, a life characterized by knowledge and the skills implanted to master that knowledge.

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Latin Prima Latina: An Introduction to Christian Latin

by Leigh Lowe | Grades 1-4 Prima Latina is a gentle introduction to Latin specifically designed for students and teachers with no Latin background. It teaches the basic parts of speech while introducing Latin, grounding students in the fundamental concepts of English grammar. Prima Latina transitions seamlessly into Latina Christiana.

Each lesson of the Student Workbook includes five Latin vocabulary words and English derivatives, a Latin saying, a Latin prayer, and grammar exercises. The Teacher Guide has a full answer key and unit tests. The Pronunciation CD has a complete recitation of the Latin prayers and vocabulary as well as four songs from Lingua Angelica. About half the vocabulary of Latina Christiana is introduced in Prima Latina, so the Latina Christiana Flashcards are used for both programs. If you are looking for additional support in teaching your student, the author, Leigh Lowe, has recorded detailed Instructional Videos for every lesson that are sure to delight your young students!

$104.26 complete set (student, teacher, CD, videos, flashcards) $38.17 basic set (student, teacher, CD) Student $16.50 | Teacher $16.50 | CD $9.50 Videos $55.00 | Flashcards $15.95

Latina Christiana: An Introduction to First Form Latin

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades 3-6 Begin your Latin study here or continue on from Prima Latina. Each lesson consists of a grammar form, ten vocabulary words, English derivatives to help build vocabulary, and a Latin saying that teaches students about their Christian and classical heritage.

The Teacher Manual includes a complete copy of the student book with overlaid answers, and provides detailed weekly lesson plans, comprehensive teaching instructions, tests, and weekly quizzes and keys.

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We highly recommend Latina Christiana Review Worksheets as a companion to Latina Christiana. Two pages of cumulative review for every lesson of Latina Christiana will ensure your students get weekly reinforcement of old and new concepts.

Latina Christiana Games & Puzzles Grades 3-6 Games & Puzzles $12.95 | Games & Puzzles Answer Key $5.50 In this activity book we've stuffed enrichment activities of every kind to help your students practice the vocabulary, grammar, and derivatives in Latina Christiana. Students will find hours of enjoyment playing Latin hangman, solving Latin crossword puzzles, and competing against each other in Latin picture games, while you can secretly delight in the fact that such "fun" work is actually worthwhile!

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Latina Christiana Grammar Charts Wall Charts (left) (33" x 17") (4 charts total) $22.00 Desk Charts (right) (8.5" x 11") (4 charts total) $13.95 All of the grammar forms from Latina Christiana are organized here in a clean, easy-to-read format that is a perfect visual aid for a classroom wall or student desk.

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Latin

Latin Forms Series

A grammar-based approach to learning Latin.

The Latin Forms Series is based on decades of teaching experience and use in private schools and homeschools around the world. First Form is the ideal text for all beginners, grades 5 and up, or is a great follow-up to Latina Christiana. The uniqueness of the Forms Series lies in two features: 1) A systematic, grammar-first approach to learning Latin that is suitable for the grammar stage student—and all beginners, regardless of age, are in the grammar stage of learning.

2) Extensive workbook exercises that ensure skill mastery and rapid recognition of inflected forms.

Our text and guides help every student (and teacher!) make sense of this difficult subject. A complete set includes: •

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34 two-page lessons in the Student Text are paired with 4-6 pages of Student Workbook exercises, weekly Quizzes, and unit Tests to make sure your students are mastering and retaining what they learn.

Latin Forms Series (First Form shown)

$131.78 complete set ea.

The Pronunciation CD and Flashcards provide constant practice of grammar forms and vocabulary.

(all 5 books, CD, videos, flashcards)

$71.16 basic set ea. (all 5 books + CD)

The scripted Teacher Manual and complete Teacher Key give even the most novice Latin teacher the tools to teach with confidence.

Instructional Videos in DVD or streaming format are also available, to bring the experience and expertise of a Highlands Latin School master teacher into your home.

Text $15.00 ea. | Workbook $16.50 ea.

Teacher Manual $12.95 ea. | Teacher Key $16.50 ea.

Quizzes & Tests $5.50 ea. | CD $9.50 ea. | Flashcards $15.95 ea.

Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00 ea.

First Form Latin: Latin Grammar, Year One

Second Form Latin: Latin Grammar, Year Two

Third Form Latin: Latin Grammar, Year Three

Fourth Form Latin: Latin Grammar, Year Four

by Cheryl Lowe Grades 5+ (Grades 4+ if completed Latina Christiana)

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades 6+

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades 7+

by Cheryl Lowe & Michael Simpson Grades 8+

First & Second Form Latin Review Summer Review Courses

by Cheryl Lowe Grades 5+ Student $13.95 ea.

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Students are prone to forget what they have learned from year to year—an especially detrimental loss for the Latin student. To prevent this, Memoria Press has developed these summer courses that feature vocabulary review, form drills, and other exercises, all designed to foster mastery and retention.

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Latin Supplements Prima Latina Copybook New American Cursive font Grades 1-4 $15.50 This Latin copybook in the New American Cursive font, featuring vocabulary practice and a page to copy each prayer in Prima Latina, is a great way to help your children practice their Latin while developing penmanship skills.

Latin Cursive Copybook Hymns & Prayers Grades 4-6 $15.50 Practice your cursive with Latin sayings and hymns and prayers from Latina Christiana, First Form Latin, and Lingua Angelica.

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Latin Grammar Recitation Program Grades 4+ | $26.90 set (flashcards and handbook) Flashcards for every grammar form taught and recited in our Latin Forms Series and a handbook with a lesson-by-lesson schedule for coordinating with the recitations in First Form through Fourth Form.

Latin Recitation CD/DVD Grades 3+

CD & DVD $16.50 The entire Latin grammar, presented

by Cheryl Lowe.

CD is audio only; DVD includes visual grammar charts.

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Memoria Press Guides to the National Latin Exam

by Cheryl Lowe, Susan Strickland, and Jon Christianson Grades 5+ Introduction $10.95 Beginning Latin Exam (formerly Level I)$16.50 Intermediate Latin Exam (formerly Level II) $21.95 Intermediate Reading Comprehension Exam (formerly Level III) $21.95 These guides include the vocabulary, grammar, syntax, Roman history, culture, mythology, and geography commonly found on the National Latin Exam. When paired with previous exams, these guides are perfect preparation for the NLE.

Find samples and full product descriptions at MemoriaPress.com!

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Latin Supplements Roots of English Latin & Greek Roots for Beginners

by Paul O'Brien Grades 6-8 $21.95 An introduction to English vocabulary through a study of Latin and Greek roots.

The Book of Roots Advanced Vocabulary Building from Latin Roots

by Paul O'Brien Grades 8+ Student $24.95 Key $5.50 Your student will learn the definition and etymology of over 1,500 English derivatives, along with prefixes, suffixes, and supplemental Latin vocabulary lists.

Latin Forms Series Grammar Charts

Lingua Biblica: Old Testament Stories in Latin

by Martin Cothran Grades 9+ Student $21.95 Teacher $21.95

Wall Charts (33" x 17")

Desk Charts (8.5" x 11")

First Form (4 charts) $22.00

First & Second Form (6 charts) $13.95

Second Form (3 charts) $22.00

Third & Fourth Form (20 charts) $17.50

Translation exercises from the Latin Vulgate. Each lesson includes exercises at three levels of difficulty.

Lingua Angelica I & II

Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage

Latin Songs & Prayers (Translation Course)

by Cheryl Lowe

by Cheryl Lowe

All Ages | $16.50

$43.48 set ea. (student & teacher, song book, & CD)

A compendium of Latin grammar forms and a basic introduction to Latin syntax. Includes all conjugations and declensions, making it an easily accessible reference.

Student $12.95 ea. | Teacher $18.50 ea.

Song Book* $10.95 | Music CD* $11.95 *Used for both LA I and II

Vocabulary work, interlinear translation exercises, and grammar word study exercises for 28 hymns sung by a six-voice Gregorian chant choir.

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Latin Henle Latin First Year Advanced Christian Latin

by Robert Henle Grades 8+

$58.43 Text Set (Henle I text, key, and grammar) $32.90 Units I-V Guide Set (I-V teacher manual and quizzes & tests) $32.90 Units VI-XIV Guide Set (VI-XIV teacher manual and quizzes & tests) Originally published in 1945, the Henle Latin Series teaches Latin the traditional way. Our Teacher Manuals split the work of Henle Latin First Year over two years, scheduling what to do every step of the way. The Manuals include scripted lessons for the teacher, additional explanations and practice for the student, and a full answer key. The Quizzes & Tests help you measure your mastery along the way.

Note: Though Henle is considered a Catholic text, its superiority as a teaching resource and the outstanding benefits of its Christian perspective also make it appropriate for Protestants.

Henle Latin I Vocabulary Flashcards $17.95 Henle Latin First Year Teacher Manual: Units I-V $21.95 Henle Latin First Year Teacher Manual: Units VI-XIV $21.95 Henle Latin First Year Quizzes & Tests: Units I-V $10.95 Henle Latin First Year Quizzes & Tests: Units VI-XIV $10.95

Henle Latin Second Year

Henle Latin Third Year

Advanced Christian Latin

Advanced Christian Latin

by Robert Henle

by Robert Henle

Grades 9+

Grades 10+

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$91.51 set (text, key, student,

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Text $21.99 | Key $7.99 Lesson Plans $14.95 Quizzes & Tests $10.95 Flashcards $15.95 This is an ideal program for students who have completed our Latin Forms Series or Henle Latin First Year and are ready for advanced syntax study and translation. Our Lesson Plans will guide students through readings and exercises based on Caesar's Commentaries in the Henle Latin Second Year and our Quizzes & Tests book will help gauge mastery. Daily work is divided into Opening (review, recitations), Lesson, and Closing (grammar and vocabulary to be studied in preparation for testing).

Student Guide $17.50 Teacher Manual $21.95 Quizzes & Tests $10.95 Flashcards $15.95 Henle Latin Third Year teaches students to reach beyond grammar and grasp the rudiments of rhetoric with the help of Cicero, perhaps Rome's most illustrious orator. Memoria Press' Student Guide, Teacher Manual, and Quizzes & Tests are sources of invaluable support in learning and mastering rhetorical Latin, even without the guidance of an experienced teacher. These texts organize the course into a sensible schedule, provide a wealth of insight to assist students in their exercises, and provide levelappropriate assessments to determine mastery of Latin.

Henle Latin Fourth Year

Henle Latin Vocabulary Flashcards

Advanced Christian Latin

Grades 8+

by Robert Henle

Henle Latin First Year Flashcards $17.95

Grades 11+

$28.48 set (text, key) Text $21.99 | Key $7.99 Henle Latin Fourth Year leads students through Cicero's Defense of Archias and the first six books of the culmination of Latin poetry, Virgil's Aeneid.

Mueller's text and accompanying Teacher's Guide will lead students through Caesar's account of his wars in Gaul. A perfect text for Latin students who are ready to translate, this program includes vocabulary, footnotes, historical background, and other resources, preparing interested students for the Caesar portion of the AP Latin Exam.

Memoria Press' Lesson Plans schedule the work and teach, step by step, how to approach Latin translation.

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Henle I Text $21.99 | Henle I Key $7.99 | Henle Grammar $16.99

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Henle Latin Second Year Flashcards $15.95 Henle Latin Third Year Flashcards $15.95

Mueller's Caesar: Selections from De Bello Gallico

by Hans-Friedrich Mueller Grades 10+

$79.75 set (text, teacher, lesson plans) Text $44.00 | Teacher $24.00 Lesson Plans $15.95

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AP Latin Vergil's Aeneid: Selected Readings from Books 1, 2, 4, and 6

Excelability in Advanced Latin

by Barbara Weiden Boyd

Teacher $30.00

Student $44.00 Teacher $24.00 This course covers all lines of Vergil on the AP Latin Exam. Each page contains the Latin text, key vocabulary, and English summaries.

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by Marianthe Colakis Student $30.00 This course contains over 75 passages drawn from a variety of Latin authors, translation exercises, multiple choice tests, practice sight-reading Latin, and a comprehensive review of Latin grammar.

Caesar and Vergil AP Vocabulary Cards $19.00 All vocabulary appearing five or more times on the Vergil and Caesar sections of the AP Latin Exam.

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Greek

The Greek Alphabet

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades 3+

$23.34 set (student and teacher) Student $16.50 | Teacher $10.95 Master the Greek alphabet, letter by letter, before tackling First Form Greek.

Elementary Greek

by Christine Gatchell An introduction to Greek grammar for younger students.

Grades 4-8

Greek Alphabet Charts Wall Charts (left) 22" x 34" (2 charts) $13.95 | Desk Charts (right) 8.5" x 11" (2 charts) $9.50 Chart 1: the Greek alphabet Chart 2: diphthongs, accent marks, pronunciation helps, and syllable names

$72.70 Year Two set (text, workbook, CD, flashcards, tests, teacher key)

Year II Text $15.00 | Year II Workbook $16.50 Year II Tests $5.50 | Year II Teacher Key $16.50 CD $9.50 | Flashcards $13.50

$72.70 Year One set (shown right)

$60.77 Year Three set

(text, workbook, CD, flashcards, tests, teacher key)

(text, workbook, CD, flashcards, tests)

Year I Text $15.00 | Year I Workbook $16.50 Year I Tests $5.50 | Year I Teacher Key $16.50 CD $9.50 | Flashcards $13.50

Year III Text $18.95 | Year III Workbook $16.50 Year III Tests $5.50 | CD $9.50 Flashcards $13.50

First Form Greek: Introduction to Hellenistic Greek, Year 1

by Cheryl Lowe & Michael Simpson Grades 7+

$131.78 complete set (all 5 books, CD, videos, flashcards) $71.16 basic set (all 5 books + CD) Text $15.00 | Workbook $16.50 | Teacher Manual $12.95 Teacher Key $16.50 | Quizzes & Tests $5.50 CD $9.50 | Flashcards $15.95 Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00

First Form Greek is written for parents and teachers with or without a Greek background. Its goal is to present the grammar logically and systematically so that anyone can learn it.

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6 pages of exercises in the Student Workbook give you ample practice for the 31 two-page lessons of the Student Text.

Weekly, reproducible Quizzes & Tests ensure the material is being mastered.

The Pronunciation CD and Flashcards provide constant practice of grammar forms and vocabulary.

The Teacher Manual and complete Teacher Key equip both the brand new and the veteran Greek instructor with everything needed to teach, including day-by-day lesson plans, oral drills, additional notes, and an answer key for all exercises and quizzes.

Instructional Videos (DVDs or streaming) are also available, with superb 10-20 minute lessons given by Highlands Latin School teacher Elizabeth Pierce.

Second Form Greek: Introduction to Hellenistic Greek, Year 2

by Mitchell L. Holley Grades 8+

$71.16 basic set (all 5 books + CD)

Text $15.00 Workbook $16.50 Teacher Manual $12.95 Teacher Key $16.50 Quizzes & Tests $5.50 CD $9.50 Flashcards $15.95 Instructional Videos: Coming Soon!

Second Form Greek is the second year of our three-part Greek Forms Series. Continue your systematic study of Greek grammar with our clear, concise Student Text and ample practice exercises in the Student Workbook, including substantial translation exercises. Weekly Quizzes & Tests ensure retention of the material, and the Teacher Manual and Teacher Key provide lesson plans, additional notes, and a comprehensive answer key. The Pronunciation CD and Flashcards allow students to practice quick recall for mastery.

French First Start French I: Introduction to the French Language

First Start French II: Introduction to the French Language

by Danielle Schultz

by Danielle Schultz

Grades 5-8

Grades 5-8

$48.50 set

$48.50 set

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Student $19.50

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The River Daughter’s House Building Something for All Times and Not Just This One

by David Kern

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November 3, 2020, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, while most of the nation nervously watched the election returns, in Concord, NC, I and a group of my closest friends were eagerly putting the final touches on a wooden countertop meant to cover up the paint-splattered remnants of a decades-old checkout counter. Roughly eight feet long and waist-high, these shelves and drawers had served many small businesses in our town. We were preparing it for its next use: bookshop point-of-sale.

My wife Bethany and I were embarking on a new journey, one we had dreamed of since before we were married, when we would drive to visit each other in our separate cities and spend the day in bookshops, imagining what it would be like to live surrounded by so many books. We've always loved the experience of reading books, but we're both also lovers of the unique organism that is a book. We are fascinated by book layout and cover design and the art of preparing a book for press, by the way books smell, both new and old, and by how people respond when they flip through a book they are interested in. It's trite to say so, but we have always been enamored with the magic of books. That Tuesday we were two weeks from opening. Our bookstore was going to be called Goldberry Books and we were going to fill it with as many beautiful things as we could.

You might remember that Goldberry is a character from The Lord of the Rings. She's called the Riverdaughter, with a voice "as ancient as Spring, like the song of a glad water flowing down into the night from a bright morning in the hills," and she is Tom David Kern and his wife, Bethany, own Goldberry Books in Concord, NC, where they live with their four children.

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Bombadil's beloved, enchanting wife. Bombadil, of course, is legendary for his weirdness and his songs, but most importantly he and Goldberry have made a place in the wilderness where peace reigns. I have always believed that their steadfast commitment to the peace of their place was crucial to the success of Frodo's quest and the ultimate destruction of Sauron's forces.

As we worked, I remember thinking of that famous C. S. Lewis quote where he says that friendship "is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival." And I remember being consumed by the sense that no matter how much longer I survived I couldn't experience much more value than that. And I prayed then and there that the shop we were about to open would bring similar value to my neighbors.

In truth, from the beginning this endeavor was community-made. Our friends and family helped to clean and paint the space, build and install extensive floor-to-ceiling shelves, add titles to our inventory system, and peel stickers off used books. Soon, what we had originally conceived of as a side project became our life's work, and thanks to those same friends and a myriad of loyal new ones, here we are, little more than a year later, confident in the work we've been led to.

My friend Tim talks a lot about third places: places that are neither home nor work, but are where community is made, shared, and preserved. He talks of coffee houses and art studios and parks and, yes, bookshops. He believes that no community can thrive without a thriving third place scene. We hope Goldberry Books will be a third place for all sorts of people.

We hope our shop can be like the barbershop owned by the eponymous character of Wendell Berry's novel, MemoriaPress.com

Jayber Crow: a place where people can buy books, yes, but also a place where people can gather and be community surrounded by beauty. We hope it can become a third place that serves as guardian of Concord's stories, a place where our neighbors can discover new stories while at the same time sharing and passing on the stories that define the legacy and possibility of our place. It is with this vision in mind that we choose which books to stock.

That we live in an age of distraction has been welldocumented. Ours is an epoch of trends and fads and whims, and the world of publishing is not immune to the symptoms of that disease any more than film, fashion, or food. But the history of literature is one that is, mercifully, defined by things that last. So at Goldberry Books we try to focus on books that resist the momentary gratification of being popular. We are looking for books for all times, not just this time.

This does not mean that we avoid crime fiction or sci-fi or beach reads. On the contrary: Genre fiction is often more prone to last because it is defined by certain particulars of the form. Nor does it mean we entirely avoid books that are popular. But it does mean we are conscientious about what books we promote and what each choice means. In building a store on a foundation of books for all times, we are more likely to build a third place for more years than just this first one.

Not long before Christmas of 2020, a few weeks after we opened, we received an email from a local woman who needed our help. She needed some books on grief, she said. She was suffering from terminal cancer and she didn't know how much longer she had left and wanted to leave her husband and young children with some books to help them grieve after she died. So, with the help of some counselor friends, we curated a box for 1-502-966-9115

her. Then she began to ask about children's books and spiritual books. She would come by and pick them up and chat and tell me about her little ones.

This happened several times over our first months of being open. She would request books, we would find them, and she would come pick them up. She knew she didn't have many days left, but she was committed to leaving true, good, and beautiful things behind to fill her home. Each time I talked with her I was struck by how much gratitude was in her eyes, even as she was fading day by day. She believed in a future she would never see.

She died last spring, leaving behind three little boys and a husband. But she left them a profound legacy, and we will remember her mission as long as our doors remain open. She loved Frank Asch's children's books, and every time we shelve one we think of her.

People sometimes comment about how brave we were to open a bookstore during a pandemic, or how it must be hard to face down Amazon as it continues to expand its footprint on everyday life. But we don't think of it that way. We're not here to fight or struggle or take business from someone else. We're here to foster relationships, to provide joy and inspiration and conviction. Our doors are open only with the dream that the future is made good by the men and women who walk through them because they believe that the stories we tell about ourselves, the stories we pass on, will determine the kind of culture our grandchildren live in. Goldberry Books is here because we believe that each community's future depends on its commitment to things that are True, Good, and Beautiful, and because every day we meet people who believe in making something worth preserving. These are our neighbors, our patrons, our friends. Our shelves are stocked for them.

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Composition Bible Heroes: Writing Lessons in Structure and Style

All Things Fun & Fascinating: Writing Lessons in Structure & Style

Grades 1-2

Grades 3-5 | $35.00

$35.00

Humorous characters and fascinating creatures will help young students enjoy learning to take notes, summarize narrative stories, write from pictures, and compose creative essays. Teacher's Manual eBook is included.

Get to know the heroes of the Bible while working through writing exercises that include key word outlining, paraphrasing, and summarizing stories. Teacher's Manual eBook is included.

Introduction to Composition

This introductory program focuses on narration, outlining, dictation, and copywork to help students become more proficient in listening and writing skills, a great preparation for Classical Composition. This yearlong writing course uses focus passages from Charlotte's Web, Farmer Boy, A Bear Called Paddington, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and The Moffats.

Grades 3-4 Student $10.95 Key $10.95

Classical Composition

by James A. Selby | Grades 4-12

$96.22 set ea. (student, teacher, videos) Student $21.95 ea. | Teacher $29.95 ea.

Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00 ea. (available for I-VIII) Classical Composition is our study in the progymnasmata ("the before exercises"), a combination writing and pre-rhetoric program that teaches students the fundamental writing skills of style, arrangement, and invention in clear and systematic lessons. The nine stages of Classical Composition will not only teach the art of communication, but are designed to produce what Quintilian once called "the good man, speaking well."

The structured lessons in the Student Guides help students become confident writers as they thoroughly master the incremental skills of each stage. The Teacher Guides provide sample answers for every exercise as well as scripted Chalk Talk. Optional Instructional Videos are also available if you'd like the support of a master teacher to help guide you and your students through the lessons.

Starting late? No problem!

Complete Fable and Narrative in one year and get a reduced package price of $138.98 for both sets of Student and Teacher Guides and videos.

Classical Composition Stages: I: II: III: IV: V: VI: VII: VIII: IX:

Fable (pictured) Narrative Chreia & Maxim Refutation & Confirmation Common Topic Encomium, Invective, & Comparison Characterization (1 semester) Description (1 semester) Thesis & Law

Grammar English Grammar Recitation I-V Grades 3-8 English Grammar Recitation $10.95 | Flashcards $13.50 Student $12.95 ea. | Teacher $13.95 ea.

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150 grammar questions with answers and examples, designed to be studied and memorized much like a catechism, are compiled in the English Grammar Recitation reference book. These questions are learned over the course of six years in just thirty minutes a week. Students are given practice exercises in the Student Workbook and the opportunity to practice immediate recall with the Flashcards. The Teacher Guide provides answers to all exercises.

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Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

Climbing Parnassus:

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The Great Divorce

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Simply Classical:

Fundamentals of the Faith

Why Knowledge Matters:

A Beautiful Education for Any Child

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Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics

by Louis Markos $26.00

The Abolition of Man

by C. S. Lewis $16.99

by Peter Kreeft $17.95

From Achilles to Christ: Early Christian Writings

$14.99

The Schools We Need:

by Tracy Lee Simmons

$26.00

The Screwtape Letters

Orthodoxy

by G. K. Chesterton Introduction by Martin Cothran

A New Apologia for Greek and Latin

The Great Books:

A Journey Through 2,500 Years of the West's Classic Literature

by Anthony O'Hear $22.00

And Why We Don't Have Them

by E. D. Hirsch, Jr.

Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories

by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. $33.00

Seven Myths About Education

by Andrew Louth and Maxwell Staniforth

by Daisy Christodoulou

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Medieval Literacy:

A Compendium of Medieval Knowledge with the Guidance of C. S. Lewis

by James Grote

The Well-Trained Mind:

A Guide to Classical Education at Home, 4th Edition

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A Preface to Paradise Lost

by C. S. Lewis $39.99

The Great Tradition:

Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being edited by Richard M. Gamble

Why Freshmen Fail and how to avoid it!

by Carol Reynolds, Ph.D. $21.95

The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had

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Logic & Rhetoric Traditional Logic I and II cover the branch of logic called "formal logic," which is concerned with the form and structure of reasoning. It focuses on the procedural aspect of reasoning, its mechanics, how we properly get from two premises or assumptions to a conclusion. The program is designed to teach students a practical mastery of the art of argument.

Traditional Logic I presents the four kinds of logical statements, the four ways propositions can be opposed, the three ways which they can be equivalent, and the seven rules for the validity of syllogisms.

In Traditional Logic II students will master the use of the nineteen valid categorical argument forms through the memorization of a medieval mnemonic device, and learn the three kinds of hypothetical arguments. Students will study examples of arguments from history and literature.

Traditional Logic I: Introduction to Formal Logic & Traditional Logic II: Advanced Formal Logic

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by Martin Cothran | Grades 7+

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Classical Rhetoric:

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Aristotle's Principles of Persuasion

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Material Logic is a course in how to think. It covers the branch of logic called "informal logic" that deals with the content of argumentation. It can be used as a follow-up to Traditional Logic or simply as an introduction to the rudiments of classical philosophy for high school students. The program covers the ten ways something can exist, the fives ways of saying something about something else, definition, and division.

Student $39.95 | Key $4.95 DVDs $55.00 | Aristotle's Rhetoric $5.00 How to Read a Book $18.00 Figures of Speech $44.95 Classical Rhetoric is a guided tour through the first part of the single greatest book on communication ever written: Aristotle's Rhetoric.

This course involves a study of the fundamental principles of political philosophy, ethics, and traditional psychology. Your student will not only learn the basics of political speech, but also the elements of good character, the seven reasons people act, and what elicits specific emotions under particular circumstances and why.

Logic Supplements

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Handbook of Christian Apologetics: Hundreds of Answers to Crucial Questions

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Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ

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The Accidental Community

We

by

Heather Hawkins

didn't intend for it to happen; it just did. It actually began on our honeymoon, when we popped into quiet, out-of-the-way bookstores in Paris between visits to more traditional tourist spots like the Eiffel Tower and Versailles. It continued during the couple of years we lived in Europe, where we scoured used bookstores in towns like Hay-on-Wye, Wales; Strasbourg, France; Salzburg, Austria; and Dublin, Ireland. But mostly it happened closer to home—date nights at our local used bookstores, online ordering, semi-frequent weekend getaways to new towns, and Friends of the Library book sales. After more than twenty years of book browsing, searching, and purchasing, my husband Josh and I currently find ourselves with a growing collection of around 13,000 books that we view not just as a personal library, but as a legacy for our six children and (God willing) grandchildren.

In the early years, we accumulated classics from my college years as an English major, Protestant classics and ministry helps from our time as church leaders and missionaries, and spiritual texts and theology tomes from my husband's stint in seminary. Then came homeschooling and our conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy, and our acquisitions shifted to children's classics, historical fiction, history, and science, along with early church fathers and broader theology selections. More recently we have immersed ourselves in classical education and philosophy and our library's growth has reflected those subjects. Our library has become an evolving timeline and biography of our family's story.

When others walk into our library, they are often struck by the floor-to-ceiling shelves and the books stacked here and there waiting to be mended, catalogued, or shelved. They sometimes see too much work and too many texts that take up too much space. To us, however, our library is not merely words from dead authors or antiquated relics of the past; it is a living representation of our family's heritage, our expansion as we added children, our moves to new places, and our growth in wisdom and knowledge. That Jane Austen book with the Shakespeare & Co. stamp? We purchased that in Paris in our first week of marriage. The poetry book that Josh carries with him everywhere he goes? He rescued that from a dumpster outside the Catholic school near our house in Ireland. That signed copy of G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy? I picked that up for one dollar at a library book sale in our hometown. The copy of Rifles for Watie with the cover falling off? Josh has read that aloud to our family at least five times. That old, ratty Bible? It belonged to the grandfather Josh never met, complete with the devout man's notes and underlines.

These books are part of our family. And when I say books, I don't mean paper and ink and spines. I mean the stories they tell, the truths they contain, the lives they lay open for us to experience. We, like the Hebrews with God's Laws, speak of them when we sit at home and when we walk along the road, when we lie down and when we get up. Our children have been raised by the saints and the sages who inhabit our shelves.

The characters and the authors are our friends, our confidantes, and our mentors. These Heather Hawkins is a writer, editor, and homeschool mom of six children. She teaches Latin and other classes at Highlands Latin Stillwater and is pursuing her master's degree at Memoria College. She is the librarian, homeschool consultant, and chief book rescuer at Schola Living Books.

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books have a way of telling us something important without shouting it, and that's a good thing, I think, not just for children but for all of us.

About five years ago, I ran across an idea on a homeschooling forum that expanded my vision for what our personal library could become. I read about a few homeschooling moms who had opened their personal libraries to other families and operated them like little private libraries. This serendipitous discovery came to me at a time when I was feeling overwhelmed with the number of books we had and yet how little space we had to house them. Within a few months we had completely renovated our extralong single car garage into a separate library space, and soon after that we opened it up to local families.

Due to this new purpose (and having become convinced of the power of living books in one's education after seeing the fruit in our own children's lives) our book purchasing became more specialized.

We began acquiring older books in earnest. Those written before 1965 tend to have higher vocabulary and more complex sentence structure—beautiful, inspirational writing that is not dumbed down and that treats the reader with respect. These books have a clarity between virtue and vice and the ability to enliven a child's imagination with truth and goodness. With few exceptions, these types of books are not being written anymore, and the ones that were written are often out of print and no longer to be found at the public library. Our desire is to rescue them from inevitable recycling and put them into the hands of children (and adults) who will read and be inspired by the wisdom they contain.

Our hope was that our library would be a help to families that did not have the money, the space, or the desire to buy all the books they needed to homeschool their children. We never anticipated the response from our patrons, nor the blessing that the families would become to us. A natural community has arisen out of our little library. Once a week our doors open and in come our patrons—the kids to choose their books for the next few weeks and then go play outside with my children and our menagerie of animals, and the parents to choose their own books and sit and chat about the week over a cup of tea. It is our own created liturgy—a recurring moment of calm and connection in the midst of the chaos of our homeschool lives.

We were also not expecting further opportunities for service to emerge. We now serve not just homeschooling families, but also families whose children attend both private and public schools. We have a book club for moms and one for teens. We've hosted a classical education book study and we 42

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have organized a state wide homeschool conference.

I've been given many opportunities to share with groups and individuals about the vital role of living books in developing a well-educated person. All of these enterprises were organic outgrowths from the community forged through the library.

Best of all are the friendships—with moms who came in desperate, burned out and wanting to quit, with single moms who have no other support, and with parents who love books as much as we do.

Our family went into this venture hoping to serve a few local homeschool families, and instead we have found ourselves surrounded by a growing community desiring to learn more of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

This community comes at the perfect time. As classical homeschoolers, we have heard the admonition to "repair the ruins," and we are all attempting to do that with our children with every Latin chant, grammar recitation, and close reading of Homer. Even still, the ruins seem to be crumbling around us faster than we can rebuild them. I've heard this feeling of despair expressed from countless parents; Josh and I have felt it at times ourselves. Yet, we can look to history for hope.

Saint Benedict, born in the aftermath of the fall of Rome, was so appalled at the licentiousness and depravity of his peers that he forsook a life of privilege and retreated and lived in a cave for three years praying and seeking God. Eventually, he was persuaded to become the abbot of a monastery, and would go on to found twelve monasteries of his own.

He also wrote a little guidebook, now known as "The Rule of Saint Benedict," that taught the monks the axiom ora et labora—pray and work. His efforts helped usher in a monastic age that, during the ensuing "Dark Ages," would preserve learning, scholarship, and the Christian faith in the West.

Our library has become like a little monastery. We, like the monks of old, pray and work. We pray that the Lord will grant us His mercy and His help as we work to build up a community of people who will spur one another on in deepening our mutual commitment to Christ and to the passing on of our cultural heritage.

In ourselves and in others a simple love of books grew into a love of truth, which has burgeoned into men and women who have centered their lives around pursuing intellectual, moral, and spiritual virtue. Our procurement of books began as a hobby, and then was a necessity for our homeschooling, and now continues as a personal imperative. We envision our library becoming a refuge for weary souls, a place of encouragement and teaching, and, indeed, a repository for the preservation and proliferation of Western civilization, come what may.

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Geography States and Capitals $37.67 set (text, student, teacher, flashcards)

Grades 3-6 Text $7.99 Student $13.95 Teacher $13.95 Flashcards $5.95 By the end of this course students will be able to map all 50 states and capitals. We recommend that this guide be used with Don't Know Much About the 50 States.

Geography I: The Middle East, North Africa, & Europe Grades 4+

Geography I Text $16.95 | Geography I Student $14.95

Geography II: Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Oceania, & the Americas

Geography I Teacher $15.95 | U.S. Review Student $5.50

Grades 5+

U.S. Review Teacher $8.50 | Geography Flashcards $20.95

$55.68 set

A unique geography program designed for students pursuing a classical Christian education, this course covers the area that constituted the ancient Roman Empire and the geography relevant to the Bible. Each region is explored in its historical context, providing interesting and thought-provoking facts, but the main goal of this course is for students to learn to map the countries and their capitals.

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Students continue to deepen their understanding of past and present as they learn to map the rest of the countries and capitals not covered in Geography I. At the end of this course, students will have mapped the entire world.

Geography III: Exploring & Mapping the World Grades 7+

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American/Modern Studies American History Outline Grades 5-8

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Student $8.50 | Teacher $5.50

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic

This is a valuable tool for helping students learn to study well. Use this in conjunction with The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic and The Story of the World, Vol. 4 to teach students how to recognize, organize, and retain key pieces of information from what they read.

200 Questions About American History

$53.58 set (text, student, teacher) Grades 5-8

Grades 5-8

Text $18.50 | Student $18.95 | Teacher $18.95 We have combined Guerber's The Story of the Thirteen Colonies and The Story of the Great Republic into one edited volume that makes for a perfect one-year survey of American history in the middle school years. The guide includes important facts, vocabulary, and comprehension questions, as well as enrichment activities such as mapwork, drawings, research, writing assignments, and more!

Student $10.95 | Teacher $5.50 Flashcards $13.50 Compiled from The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic and The Story of the World, Vol. 4. The Flashcards are based on our study guide, but can be used with any good American history course.

A Concise History of the American Republic Year I: $238.34 set (text, student, teacher) | Year II: $35.90 set (student, teacher) Grades 9+ Text $214.99 (used for Year I and Year II) Year I Student $17.95 | Year I Teacher $17.95 | Year II Student $17.95 | Year II Teacher $17.95 This two-year course is designed to give students a good understanding of the period of history from pre-1615 life in North America to the post-Civil War Reconstruction years (Year One) and the period between the end of Reconstruction to the Reagan years (Year Two). Our guides provide reading notes for each chapter, as well as comprehension questions that help students focus on the most important information from each chapter.

A History of Europe in the Modern World: Volume I (to 1815) & Volume II (since 1815) $44.47 guide set (student, teacher, quizzes & tests) Grades 10+ Student $20.95 | Teacher $22.95 Quizzes & Tests $5.50 Vol. 1I & Vol. II Text $150.00 ea.

This course covers the political, societal, and religious upheavals, particularly in Western Europe, that have shaped and reshaped the continent in the last seven hundred years. Students will study events leading to the rise of Europe through the formation of contemporary Europe, including the French Revolution, Napoleonic Europe, World War I & II, and the Cold War. The texts include helpful maps, timelines, and illustrations. The Student Guide requires students to note Key Terms, Key Figures, Key Dates, and Key Structures, in addition to comprehension questions, short essay questions, and timeline and map activities. The Teacher Manual has answers to the Student Guide plus background information for the teacher, and an overview, summary, and conclusion for each lesson, focusing on the material students need to master.

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A History of Medieval Europe: From Constantine to Saint Louis $104.73 set (text, student, teacher, quizzes & tests) Grades 10+ Text $66.95 | Student $20.95 | Teacher $22.95 Quizzes & Tests $5.50 This course covers the tumultuous transformation of Europe in the Dark Ages and the High Middle Ages, from the barbarian invasions and the conversion of Constantine to the Crusades and the rise of feudalism. The study guide helps the student pull out key terms, figures, and events, and provides comprehension and short answer essay questions.

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Literature, Phonics, & Spelling

K

Alphabet Books; Alphabet Flashcards; Alphabet Coloring Book (p. 72); My Very Own Scissors Book (p. 71); Manuscript Charts (p. 79)

Core Skills Phonics K-1; Classical Phonics; First Start Reading A-D; 100 Days of Summer Reading I; Phonics Flashcards (p. 74); Animal Alphabet Coloring Book; American Language Readers; Nature Reader K

1st

2nd

Traditional Spelling I (p. 75); StoryTime and More StoryTime Treasures Literature Sets (p. 80); 100 Days of Summer Reading II; First Start Reading Book E (p. 74)

Traditional Spelling II (p. 75); 100 Days of Summer Reading III (p. 74); Second Grade Literature Set (p. 80)

Latin & Greek

Jr. K

Prayers for Children; Big Thoughts for Little People

The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment (p. 51)

The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment (p. 51)

The Story Bible; Christian Studies Enrichment (p. 51)

Counting With Numbers; Numbers Coloring Book; Numbers & Colors (p. 72)

Numbers Books; Memoria Math Challenge A; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1, Part 1 (pp. 72-73)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1, Part 2; Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2, Unit 1; Memoria Math Challenge B (p. 73)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2, Units 2-4; Memoria Math Challenge C (p. 73)

The Alphabet Books and Numbers & Colors are used for Penmanship practice.

Copybook I; Composition & Sketchbook I (p. 79)

Book of Crafts, Jr. K (p. 70); Richard Scarry's Mother Goose; Hailstones and Halibut Bones

Kindergarten Art Cards (p. 67); Kindergarten Enrichment; Book of Crafts, K; Music Enrichment (p. 70); Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

Copybook II; Composition & Sketchbook II; New American Cursive 1; Penmanship Tablet; Alphabet Wall Poster; Cursive Practice Sheets; Summer Cursive (pp. 78-79)

First Grade Art Cards (p. 67); First Grade Enrichment; First Grade Book of Crafts; Music Enrichment (p. 70); Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

American/ Modern

Grammar & Logic

Science & Enrichment

Penmanship & Writing

Math

Classical & Christian

Prima Latina (p. 22)

New American Cursive 2 (p. 78); Copybook Cursive I; Composition & Sketchbook II (p. 79); Prima Latina Copybook (p. 26); Penmanship Tablet

Second Grade Enrichment; Second Grade Book of Crafts; Music Enrichment (p. 70); Second Grade Art Cards (p. 67); Patterns of Nature; Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

English Grammar Practice (p. 34); Core Skills Language Arts 2

Kindergarten Enrichment is used for American/Modern Studies.

First Grade Enrichment is used for American/Modern Studies.

Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans (p. 45)

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Traditional Spelling III (p. 75); Third Grade Literature Set (p. 81); Poetry for the Grammar Stage (p. 88)

Spelling Workout E; Fourth Grade Literature Set (p. 81); Poetry for the Grammar Stage (p. 88)

Spelling Workout F; Fifth Grade Literature Set (p. 82); Poetry for the Grammar Stage (p. 88)

Spelling Workout G; Sixth Grade Literature Set (p. 82); Poetry for the Grammar Stage (p. 88)

Second Form Latin (p. 25)

Latina Christiana; Latina Christiana Review Worksheets (p. 22)

First Form Latin (p. 25); Lingua Angelica I (p. 27)

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (p. 54); Timeline Program (p. 57); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies I (p. 51)

Famous Men of Rome (p. 54); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies II (p. 51)

Famous Men of the Middle Ages (p. 54); Golden Children's Bible; Christian Studies III (p. 51)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 3 (p. 73)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 4 (p. 73)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 5 (p. 73)

Rod & Staff Mathematics 6 (p. 73)

All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 34); New American Cursive 3 (p. 78)

Classical Composition: Fable (p. 34); Copybook Cursive II (p. 79)

Classical Composition: Narrative (p. 34); Copybook Cursive III (p. 79)

Classical Composition: Chreia & Maxim (p. 34); Copybook Cursive IV (p. 79)

Mammals (p. 65)

Book of Astronomy (p. 65)

Book of Insects (p. 65)

Book of Birds (p. 65); Exploring the History of Medicine (p. 63)

English Grammar Recitation II (p. 34); Core Skills Language Arts 5

English Grammar Recitation III (p. 34); Core Skills Language Arts 6

Geography I & United States Review (p. 43)

Geography II & Geography I Review (p. 43)

Core Skills Language Arts 3

English Grammar Recitation I (p. 34)

States and Capitals (p. 43)

Core Skills Language Arts 4

7th

8th

9th

10th

Spelling Workout H; Seventh Grade Literature Set (p. 83); Poetry for the Grammar Stage (p. 88)

Eighth Grade Literature Set (p. 83); Poetry & Short Stories (p. 88)

Ninth Grade Literature Set (p. 84); The British Tradition I (p. 88); Book of the Middle Ages (p. 57)

Tenth Grade Literature Set (p. 84); The British Tradition II (p. 88)

Fourth Form Latin (p. 25); Henle I (p. 28); First Form Greek (p. 31) (optional)

Famous Men of Greece (p. 54); Horatius at the Bridge (p. 59); Christian Studies IV (p. 51)

Henle Latin II (p. 28); Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage (p. 27); Second Form Greek (p. 31) (optional)

Mueller's Caesar (De Bello Gallico) (p. 28)

Book of the Ancient World & Ancient Greeks (p. 56); Iliad & Odyssey (p. 58)

Book of the Ancient Romans (p. 56); Aeneid (p. 58); Story of Christianity (p. 50)

Greek Tragedies (p. 59); History of the Early Church (p. 51)

Prealgebra (p. 73)

VideoText Algebra, Year One (p. 73)

VideoText Algebra, Year Two (p. 73)

VideoText Geometry (p. 73)

Classical Composition: Refutation & Confirmation (p. 34)

Classical Composition: Common Topic (p. 34)

Classical Composition: Encomium, Invective, & Comparison (p. 34)

Classical Composition: Characterization and Description (p. 34)

Book of Trees (p. 65); Exploring the World of Biology (p. 63)

Physical Science (p. 63)

Modern Biology (p. 63)

Chemistry (p. 63)

English Grammar Recitation IV (p. 34); Core Skills Language Arts 7

English Grammar Recitation V (p. 34); Core Skills Language Arts 8

Traditional Logic I & II (p. 39)

Material Logic (p. 39)

200 Questions About American History; 13 Colonies (p. 44); Story of the World, Vol. 4

Geography III (p. 43)

Renaissance & Reformation Times (p. 57)

A History of Medieval Europe (p. 44)

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Third Form Latin (p. 25); Greek Alphabet (p. 30)

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12th

The Divine Comedy (p. 59) Twelfth Grade Literature Set (p. 84); The British Tradition III (p. 88)

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Henle Latin III (p. 28)

AP Vergil (p. 29)

The Republic and the Laws & On Obligations (p. 59); City of God (p. 51)

Christian Apologetics and Introduction to Philosophy

Precalculus

Calculus

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Penmanship & Writing

Math

Classical & Christian

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Latin & Greek

Literature, Phonics, & Spelling

11th

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Classical Composition: Thesis & Law (p. 34)

MP Physics (p. 63)

Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric

Science & Enrichment

Forum.MemoriaPress.com

Anatomy (uses Modern Biology text)

Connect with other MP families in your own backyard!

Modern Studies

Classical Rhetoric (p. 39)

A History of Europe in the Modern World, Volumes 1 & 2 (p. 44)

A Concise History of the American Republic (p. 44)

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Upper School Christian Studies The Story of Christianity

by David Bentley Hart

Acts of the Apostles: King James Version

Grades 8+

Grades 8+

Text $16.99 Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95

Text $11.00

Hart gives a scholarly but readable portrait of the rich history of the Christian Church, covering 2,000 years of persecution, belief, discord, and faith. Our study guide walks you through Hart's text with additional background and contextual information, comprehension questions, and discussion questions that tie the history to scriptural passages and explore modern-day issues of faith and belief.

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The Wars of the Jews: The Fall of Jerusalem

by Josephus | Grades 9+ Text $11.00

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The Acts of the Apostles tells the exciting story of the travels, the teachings, and—in many cases—the martyrdoms of the apostles as they take the message of Jesus Christ from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth in the years immediately following Christ's life, death, and resurrection. This unit study will acquaint students with Christianity's infant stage.

"There will not be left a stone upon a stone." Our children may know of Christ's prophecy, but do they learn about its fulfillment? Josephus is regarded as the most trustworthy source on the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. This follow-up to a study of Scripture is an introduction to the history of Christianity.

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Christian Studies Christian Studies I-III Grades 3-6 Christian Studies I: All Major Bible Stories up to the Entry into Canaan Christian Studies II: The Rise and Fall of Israel and the Period of the Prophets Christian Studies III: All Major New Testament Stories

$168.83 set (Christian Studies I-III student & teacher, Golden Children's Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, and Memory Verse Flashcards)

Student $18.95 ea. | Teacher $21.95 ea. | Golden Children's Bible $19.99 Memory Verse Flashcards $16.95 | Old Testament Flashcards $13.95 | New Testament Flashcards $13.95 Biblical literacy is just as important as cultural, moral, and functional literacy, and the material we use to teach children their faith should be just as rigorous and demanding as any other important subject.

Our Christian Studies series is a systematic study of the major events and characters in Salvation History, using The Golden Children's Bible. Students work through a Bible timeline from Creation to Christ, memorize Bible geography, the books of the Bible, people and events in order, and discuss vocabulary and basic theological concepts common to all Christian faith traditions. At the end of this course your student will be thoroughly grounded in the knowledge necessary for advanced Christian studies.

Each lesson in the Student Guide includes facts to know, a memory verse, comprehension questions, and geography and timeline activities. The Teacher Manual contains thorough answers and additional insights and background information for each lesson, as well as unit tests.

The Story Bible & Christian Studies Enrichment

The Golden Children's Bible Grades 3-6

Christian Studies IV: A Chronological Overview of the Bible

Grades K-2

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The Story Bible $29.99

We chose this Bible to use with our Christian Studies I-III series for its simplified but poetically appealing King James text and beautiful illustrations.

The stories are broken into small, digestible chunks, and written on a third-sixth grade reading level.

Text $13.00

Christian Studies Enrichment $13.95 The Story Bible is written especially for children who are beginning to read. The enrichment guide helps facilitate oral discussion for each Bible lesson.

Student $18.95 Teacher $21.95 This course takes students back through the highlights of the Bible, and reviews drill questions, memory passages, and more! It can serve as a review course for Christian Studies I-III or as a survey study of the Bible. Our text gives students an overview and background information for each book of the Bible.

History of the Early Church

City of God by St. Augustine, Vernon J. Bourke ed.

Grades 9+

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The Early Church $18.00

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Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea, wrote the first book to recount the struggles and victories of the first followers of Christ. In this year-long course, Chadwick's The Early Church is used as the main text, and students are directed to Eusebius' The History of the Church when ancient testimony is appropriate.

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City of God, arguably Augustine's greatest book, is the source of some of Western society's greatest and most cherished beliefs. Augustine's book serves as the cultural fountainhead of all that followed, and it is unlikely that it will ever be equaled.

The Teacher Guide contains helpful chapter summaries and an answer key for the Student Guide.

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C. S. LEWIS ON WHY WE SHOULD READ OLD BOOKS

BY DR. D. T. SHEFFLER

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he flood of hot topics that comes through our innumerable feeds has a way of trapping us in a whirlpool of endless scrolling. We read the same sentiments over and over again, since there are, after all, only so many things to say about a celebrity's shallow comments on a shallow subject at a shallow event last night. Maybe one clever commentator manages a particularly clever play on words that sarcastically gets to the heart of why the remark was no good, very bad, extremely dumb. Our thumbs are quick to punch in a cry-laughing emoji. We didn't, of course, actually laugh. Our impassive, screenillumined face didn't give a single hint of joy as we sit slouched in bed. And we move on to the next thing that we absolutely must have an opinion about but which we won't remember tomorrow.

How do we navigate our way out of this trap?

We can steal a little wisdom from C. S. Lewis, who wrote about the importance of old books in a generation far less hooked on screens than ours.

Our peril is greater, but his way out remains just as good. In his introduction to a (then) new translation of On the Incarnation by the fourth-century Church Father Athanasius, Lewis puts forward an extremely short but potent argument for reading old books.

Dr. D. T. Sheffler is a professor of philosophy with Memoria College and has taught philosophy, logic, Latin, and history at the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, and Asbury College.

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In the first place, Lewis points out that the old wisdom is really not as hard to understand as people assume. They stick to "an exclusive contemporary diet" because they think that these ideas are easy while the old classics will be too hard for them. I encounter this humility frequently in students who are thinking about taking classes with Memoria College. They think they need an introductory book before they dive right in to Plato. In reality, they are usually much more intelligent and prepared for the greats than they give themselves credit for. Or they think they might discuss contemporary politics with more ease than the metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas. In reality, most contemporary issues are extremely complex—despite the shallowness and simplicity of our commentators—and a wise opinion on any of these issues requires an extensive knowledge of history, ethics, metaphysics, theology, foreign policy, and economics.

By contrast, the perennial questions that we find in the canon of the Great Books are common to our human experience. While some questions may never have a final answer, if they are asked by Homer and Plato, Dante and St. Thomas, you will invariably find that your own experience will make the canon approachable and your own life will profit from the asking.

In the second place, the debate in every historical period is conducted against the backdrop of a host of unstated assumptions that the disputants share.

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we need their help to see our own. We reel in disgust "All contemporary writers share to some extent the when we read about what the Romans did to prisoners contemporary outlook," said Lewis, even those like of war in the Colosseum. What elements of the himself "who seem most opposed to it." But this is not contemporary zeitgeist—what elements of your own unique to the present age. Every age has its zeitgeist, life—would a Roman similarly reel from in disgust? and the sides caught up in the temper of the age usually You need to read Cicero to find out. tacitly agree on far more assumptions than explicit I have frequently encountered students who points of disagreement. We may think of the way the hear this argument and immediately think, "Oh Whigs and Tories during the time of the American yes, I know just what Lewis means. I can see clearly Revolution both shared a great number of values, several blind spots of the present age," as they premises, and sentiments because they both came proceed to rattle off the cliché caricatures of what's from the perspective of Englishmen in the age of the wrong with the other side, whoever the other side Enlightenment. Or we may think of the way the intense might be. They have little sense that any blind spot dispute between Catholics and Protestants that they themselves can during the Reformation see clearly is probably not only makes sense within the kind of endemic blind the context of Christianity. spot that Lewis means.

In our own case, Team Red If we can only see what's and Team Blue can only wrong with someone have the fights that they else's worldview, but have within the context of cannot see what we have American, modern, liberal in common—what would democracy. But you won't shock and appall the see the tacit assumptions— inhabitants of any other assumptions without which age in human history the fight between Team Red about us both—then and Team Blue fails to make we have yet to gain the any sense—if you only listen perspective that to Fox and CNN. You'll need SUMMER 2022 Lewis advocates. to read John Locke's Second Introduction to Classical Education But this leaves one Treatise, or better yet Plato's asking, "How can I start Laws and Aristotle's Politics.

Classical Pedagogy to see that which, by This means that the Introduction to the Great Books definition, is very difficult literature of every age for someone like me to see? comes with the danger of its The Adult Fiction of C. S. Lewis How can I become wise to own particular blind spots.

G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy follies that I and all in my Every age is "specially good generation share?" The only at seeing certain truths and More classes at MemoriaCollege.org answer is to find a vantage specially liable to make point outside our own certai n mistakes." The generation so we can see trouble with our own age ourselves and our culture more clearly. Lewis tells us: is that we, being steeped in it, are blind to its blind spots. The blind spots of Greece or Rome or None of us can fully escape this blindness, but we Renaissance Italy, on the other hand, are glaring to shall certainly increase it, and weaken our guard us and unlikely to become temptations. Sometimes against it, if we read only modern books. Where they one finds a troubling tendency in classical education are true they will give us truths which we half knew already. Where they are false they will aggravate the circles to unquestioningly elevate all that is error with which we are already dangerously ill. The premodern and unquestioningly denigrate all that is only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the modern. This is not Lewis' point. The ancients and centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be medievals had their brutal wars, their Simonism, done only by reading old books. and their slaves. But we can see these problems. They If you know you need to read these books for practically jump off the page and horrify us (so long as yourself, consider an alternative to doomscrolling; we don't conveniently clip them out of our textbooks). dig in to something deep.

Lewis' point is not that they have no faults but that

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Classical Studies D'Aulaires' Greek Myths $60.69 set (text, student, teacher, flashcards) Grades 3-8 Text $19.99 | Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95 | Flashcards $13.50

Myths are everywhere in Western art and literature and are the essential background for a classical education. This is an ideal beginning book regardless of age! Each of the 30 lessons presents facts to know, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a picture review and activities section.

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Famous Men of Rome $52.43 set (text, student, teacher, flashcards) Grades 4-8 Text $18.50 | eBook $14.00 Student $18.95 | Teacher $18.95 Flashcards $13.50 Meet Romans like Horatius, Caesar, and Marcus Aurelius—history's great men of action. Younger students especially will be fascinated by the abundant action and drama of the great city of Rome, its trials and tribulations, its rise and eventual fall.

Famous Men of Greece $52.43 set (text, student, teacher, flashcards) Grades 5-8 Text $18.50 | eBook $14.00 Student $18.95 | Teacher $18.95 Flashcards $13.50 Dive into the lives of the famous Greeks—history's great men of thought. Follow Heracles and Odysseus through journeys of myth, fight with Leonidas and Pericles in legendary wars, deliberate with Aristotle and Socrates. Learn of all those who contributed to the scope of Greek accomplishment that is still known today as "The Greek Miracle."

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And in the last installment of the series, join Suleiman the Magnificent, Sir Isaac Newton, Peter the Great, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, and many more as they fight to lead and forge the emerging modern world.

Wind through the "dark ages" by the lights of Clovis, Charlemagne, Alfred the Great, Joan of Arc, and Gutenberg, among many others, and watch as the world transitions from the end of ancient times to the birth of the modern era.

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Classical Studies Dorothy Mills' Histories Grades 6+ | $45.12 set ea. (text, student, teacher) Text $18.50 ea. | *eBook $14.00 ea. | Student $18.95 ea. | Teacher $18.95 ea. (*not available for Renaissance & Reformation) Combine with a Memoria Press Student Guide for a yearlong course. Each guide includes facts to know, vocabulary, comprehension questions, mapwork, and timelines, and the Teacher Guides provide thorough answers as well as unit tests.

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The Book of the Ancient World

The Book of the Ancient Greeks

The Book of the Ancient Romans

Let Dorothy Mills take your student on an adventure to explore the geography, culture, architecture, and most prominent peoples of Egypt, Persia, Anatolia, Israel, and more.

Mills covers not only the valuable history and culture of the ancient peoples, but she also gives students an understanding of the people and neighbors out of which Christianity sprung.

The journey continues, starting in Crete and ending in the Hellenistic Age ushered in by Alexander the Great. Your student will learn about the wars and ideas, the art and architecture, the politics and philosophy that have shaped the course of Western civilization since the Greeks laid them out for us.

Like any good Roman course, this one begins with the she-wolf who nurses in infancy the legendary founders of Rome: Romulus and Remus. The rise and fall of a monarchy, the embrace of a republic with the simultaneous dislike for kings, and finally the rise of the Roman Empire teach unforgettable principles about human nature and society.

Includes notes on the Roman culture, political system, and religion.

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Supplements Timeline Program Events from Ancient to Modern Times Grades 3-7

$45.74 set (sketchbook, handbook, wall cards, flashcards)

Timeline Composition & Sketchbook $10.95 Timeline Handbook $10.95 Timeline Wall Cards $14.95 Timeline Flashcards $13.95 Students will master a total of 60 events from Greek and Roman history, the Middle Ages, American history, and Christian studies.

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Classical Literature The Trojan War

by Olivia Coolidge | Grades 6-8 Text $8.99 | Student $12.95 | Teacher $12.95 This faithful retelling of the events of the Trojan War is wonderful preparation for reading the Iliad and Odyssey in later years. Your student will become familiar with the main characters, the gods and goddesses, and the storyline of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, presented in simple but captivating prose. Each lesson in the Student Guide has reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and an enrichment section with discussion topics, writing, art, and mapwork.

The Iliad & The Odyssey Samuel Butler translation | Grades 7+

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Padraic Colum introduces young readers to Odysseus, the Greek hero of the Trojan War, who has been away from his home and his family for twenty years.

The Adventures of Odysseus & The Tale of Troy has all the essentials of Homer’s epic: the son, Telemachus, searching for news of his father and learning about the events of the Trojan War; the faithful wife, Penelope, refusing to marry again despite a throng of suitors; and Odysseus himself, struggling against monsters, storms, and the wrath of gods to be reunited with his family and regain his place as king of Ithaka.

The Aeneid for Boys & Girls

by Alfred J. Church | Grades 6-8 $11.00 Alfred Church's retelling of Virgil's Aeneid is a great introduction to the story of Aeneas, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and founded Rome, the New Troy. Reading this first will help prepare students to tackle the more difficult writing of Virgil.

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Western civilization begins with the two greatest works of the ancient world: the Iliad and the Odyssey. The enormous influence these books have exerted in Western literature and art make them the perfect place to begin your study of Western culture. Samuel Butler's prose translations are both scholarly and easily accessible to students. The reading notes, focus passages, and comprehension and discussion questions in our Student Guides highlight important events, characters, and themes, allowing your student to more deeply understand these seminal works. The Teacher Manuals include additional contextual background information and teaching tips, as well as complete answers to the Student Guides and unit tests.

The Aeneid David West translation | Grades 8+

$92.57 set (text, student, teacher, videos) Text $16.00 Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95 Instructional Videos: DVDs or Streaming $55.00 After Homer, the Aeneid is logically your next great book to study. Virgil's epic story of the founding of Rome will come alive when read with the help of our study guide as you continue your quest to master the classics. This is a great preparation for AP Latin also. Our Teacher Manual has inset student pages with teacher notes and background information for each lesson.

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Horatius at the Bridge

by Thomas Babington Macaulay | Grades 6+

$35.54 set (text, student, teacher, medal, pin) Text $8.50 | Student $8.50 | Teacher $10.95 Medal $5.50 | Lapel Pin $3.95 This study of Macaulay's 70-stanza ballad includes vocabulary, maps, character and plot synopses, meter, comprehension questions, teaching guidelines, and quizzes. Send us a recording of your students reciting the poem, and we'll send them a Winston Churchill Award certificate, medal, and lapel pin.

The Divine Comedy

by Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi translation Grades 10+

$61.18 set (text, student, teacher, quizzes & tests) $113.43 complete set (all books + streaming videos) Text $21.00 | Student $18.95 Teacher $18.95 | Quizzes & Tests $5.50 Streaming Instructional Videos $55.00 The Divine Comedy is one of the crown jewels of both Western and Christian literature. This epic, allegorical poem illustrates Dante's spiritual journey of redemption that takes him through the pit of Hell (the Inferno) to the Beatific Vision of God (the Paradiso).

On Obligations

The Republic and The Laws

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Cicero's work On Obligations played a large role in Western Christendom but is daunting to read alone. Let us accompany your high schooler as he learns the principles of justice, wisdom, beneficence, courage, and propriety.

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Aeschylus was the first of the three great tragic playwrights. Join Orestes as he seeks to avenge his father's murder, but discovers, along with us, that revenge only begets revenge—that mercy and litigation are the better ends of justice.

Here is Sophocles' story of Oedipus, fated to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. This is the great myth, influencing all subsequent literature. Fate, free will, the quest for knowledge and truth—the glory and downfall of Western civilization.

Euripides further developed the tragedy, instituting the deus ex machina, a prologue, and greater realism. His heroes are less resolute and more psychological, fraught with internal conflict. In them we see the extremes of human nature: cold reason and maniacal passion, nobility and cruelty, triumph and regret, grief and comfort.

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That Which Is True Is Ours On Building a Bookstore

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have always loved to read. I have always loved the sense of entering a completely new world, yet finding points of contact with my own. I have always felt the relentless pull of whatever might be on the next page of a book. I have often lived through my imagination. And I have always been somewhat shy and introverted, so reading has offered a safe haven where, in solitary times, I could find an endlessly varied occupation.

In the early seventies, when I was in my teens, I became part of a large group of young people who made open commitments to Christ in a sort of evangelical context. My sub-group was, of course, the readers. We didn't stop with the Bible. We read books about the Bible; we read apologetics; we read books on theology and church history and spirituality. When I entered college, I chose religion as my major because no profession held any attraction for me compared with the issues my friends and I had been probing for the previous several years.

My college years were decisive for me. My faith matured, joining itself to the Orthodox faith into which I had been born and baptized and intermittently nurtured, and which I had never really left. The process had begun before college, when I began reading the works of C. S. Lewis at sixteen or seventeen. His extraordinary writing—its beauty, clarity, and penetrating descriptive accuracy, especially regarding emotion and the spiritual life—not only confirmed the fundamental truths taught by the church, but connected these truths to a much wider spectrum of experience: mythology, philosophy, literature, even cultural criticism. Rigorously honest, selfeffacing, and unpretentious, his portrait of the experience of joy—"the inconsolable longing"—permanently and globally shaped my perceptions and priorities. Shortly after encountering Lewis, I read The Holy Fire by Robert Payne, a book filled with vibrant sketches of John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, John of Damascus, and others—a roll call of saints whose work and words molded Christendom.

I also encountered what to me were the incredibly winsome works of such contemporary Orthodox theologians as Alexander Schmemann, John Meyendorff, Lev Gillet, Thomas Hopko, and Kallistos Ware. The immensely powerful literary (yet in a sense catechetical) works of Dostoevsky followed not long after. It was an awesome and pivotal time, a time of intellectual ferment and exchange. One friend, a doctoral student in literature at Columbia, introduced us to the Victorians and Romantics. Another, pursuing New Testament studies at Duke, incarnated the conviction—later so important to me—that academic studies need to mirror reality by being interdisciplinary.

Warren Farha is the owner of Eighth Day Books. This article appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of Image Journal.

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My friendships continued to revolve around books.

Books formed the center of our social life. We read books together; we discussed ideas; we joked about and argued and pondered things we read. Sometimes, just for fun, we would muse over what the perfect bookstore would have on its shelves.

Meanwhile, the other half of my life was family and work. I grew up in a family business within an ethnic immigrant Lebanese community, and from the time I was nine years old I worked in my father's grocery store, as did my older brother, my mother, and my two sisters.

There I learned hard, dirty, sweaty, honest work: good work, neat work. Through high school and college and even into my early married life I continued working for my father and with my family. I loved them and was reasonably content to have the two discrete halves of my life going on simultaneously. I worked hard because I had been taught to, and I read and probed and discovered new and delightful things about my faith because I loved the pursuit. Work and that deeper sense of delight remained in entirely separate spheres. And I could live with that. As I said, I was reasonably happy.

On May 17, 1987, my wife Barbara, on her way home from work, was hit by a drunk driver who ran a red light. Some two months later, injuries from that accident took her life and the life of our unborn third child.

I felt that my life had also ended, and that I had to start over. For a number of months I had no idea what to do. When I began to recover from the numbness that goes with grief, I started to ask myself obvious questions. What kind of job could I look forward to going to every day? What kind of work would involve the tendencies, loves, talents, and gifts that were part of my particular makeup? The thing I could look forward to was opening a bookstore.

The old circle of friends and the tossing around of ideas about what the ideal bookstore would contain came into play. As I drew on those discussions, the advice of my friends both past and present, my experience in the evangelical world, my studies in college in the humanities and in literature, my exposure to church history and the fathers, my deepening convictions about the fullness of the Orthodox faith, my growing sense that all things good and true and excellent and beautiful belonged together—the essential elements of Eighth Day Books—converged.

There came a time when I knew that I could not not do this thing. Whether or not I sold a single book, I knew that this was the thing that I had to do.

The two discrete halves of my life seemed to coalesce. All the seemingly separate and distinct strands intertwined. Life began to make sense.

The journey has not been an uninterrupted rapture.

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confusion, overwhelming insufficiency or mindnumbing paperwork (each of those thousands of books has a paper trail). Finances are always an adventure tinged with terror. But there are also days pervaded by a sense of golden wholeness and completion, days of almost heartbreaking beauty. You continue.

Our building is one of those early twentieth-century quasi-Victorian houses that abound in certain parts of Wichita, in a neighborhood that turned commercial in the 1960s. Our books occupy two levels plus a basement—euphemistically called "the hobbit hole" and devoted to children's books—and an attic converted into an office full of odd angles, with a view of trees and the old neighborhood. This attic is where I live about seventy hours a week. We stock around fifteen hundred titles, or forty thousand books, compared to the estimated one

Eighth Day Books is not huge. In a certain sense we may even be negligible.

But we’ve looked at each and every one of those forty thousand books, and made a decision about each one, all conforming to a vision, not a projection of “turns per year.” hundred fifty to two hundred thousand books in the average Barnes & Noble.

Eighth Day Books is not huge. In a certain sense we may even be negligible. But we've looked at each and every one of those forty thousand books, and made a decision about each one, all conforming to a vision, not a projection of "turns per year."

Our mail-order catalog includes these words: We hope there is a coherence within this eccentric community of books, an organizing principle of selection: if a book—be it literary, scientific, historical, or theological—sheds light on ultimate questions in an excellent way, then it's a worthy candidate for inclusion in this catalog. Reality doesn't divide itself into "religious" or "literary" or "secular" spheres, so we don't either; we're convinced that all truths are related, and every truth, if we pay attention rightly, directs our gaze toward God. One of our customers found us "eclectic but orthodox." We like that. We also resonate with Saint Justin Martyr in his Second Apology (paraphrased a bit): That which is true is ours.

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Christ's resurrection is the lodestone of my life, my hope, my faith. And the early church had a rich symbolism for this: The resurrection took place on the first day of the week, which was also the day after the seventh day—the eighth day. This Sunday of all Sundays represents a new creation, eternity breaking into time. The eighth day represents eternity contrasted with the time of this world.

Our vision is all about the unbreakable connections between all things that are true and good and beautiful. In the simplest of terms, Eighth Day Books specializes in classics in religion, literature, and history.

These criteria are surprisingly spacious. We try to stock that which is of perennial, not ephemeral, interest.

A wise theologian friend told me thirty years ago in answer to my anguished adolescent query about whether to engage "non-Christian books" that if we lay all the cards on the table, the truth will make itself known. His answer has become one of the foundations of title selection at the store.

We believe that overarching principles have to manifest themselves in messy particulars. If indeed, as Paul Evdokimov writes, "no form of life or culture escapes the universal reach of the Incarnation," then we must stock Saint Athanasius' On the Incarnation and Curious George, Belloc's The Path to Rome and Kerouac's On the Road. That's how C. S. Lewis and Friedrich Nietzsche, Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow and Oswald Chambers, Bertrand Russell and Frederick Copleston, Martin Luther and Robert Bellarmine, James Whitcomb Riley and T. S. Eliot, Michael Novak and Wendell Berry, Camille Paglia and Lucy Maud Montgomery—the antinomies can be multiplied endlessly—all find common space on our shelves.

We opened in September 1988 in about fifteen hundred square feet, with a few lovingly chosen books, staffed by the owner and one part-time employee, a friend and New Testament scholar who has since made his mark internationally. He was the first in an unforgettable series of friends who came to work at the store, and of strangers who became friends and even family. I consider the staffers brothers and sisters—or, now that I'm nearing fifty, sons and daughters.

They came not just because they wanted jobs, but because they wanted to work at a place like Eighth Day Books, and their terms here have mostly been long because they knew the scent of the place, identified with its vision, and added their sweat to the pursuit of that vision. We have dwelled together and formed one another. I have witnessed remarkable convergences of lives and friendships and whole communities. There have been a few who might keep the store going when I pass from the scene. I'll be interested to see who it is.

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science & nature John H. Tiner's Science

Novare Science

Grades 5-9

Grades 6+

Text $14.99 ea.

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Supplemental Student Questions $5.50 ea.

Teacher Key & Tests $8.50 ea.

J. H. Tiner's illustrated science books for middle school students are written from a biblical perspective and have won numerous awards. Each includes review questions and activities for every chapter, and Memoria Press has written supplemental questions, unit reviews, and tests for each book.

Choose From: Exploring the History of Medicine

Exploring the World of Physics

Exploring Planet Earth

Exploring the World of Biology

Exploring the World of Mathematics

Exploring the World of Astronomy

Exploring the World of Chemistry

Nature's Beautiful Order

by Christopher O. Blum & John A. Cuddeback Grades 6+ Text $21.95 | Student $12.95 Teacher $13.95 This introduction to natural history instills in the beginning student of biology a love for the beauty and order of the animal kingdom through the eyes of the classical naturalists.

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Novare is committed to a masterylearning paradigm. Accurate explanations and a thorough treatment of the subject matter characterize these courses from start to finish. The Resource CDs include quizzes and exams, a teacher key, weekly review guides, and more.

Choose From: Physical Science

General Chemistry

Earth Science

Accelerated Chemistry

Introductory Physics

Physics: Modeling Nature

Modern Biology Grades 9+ Student $19.95 | Teacher $22.95 Tests $5.00 Coloring Workbook $22.99 Streaming Instructional Videos $55.00 Spend several weeks each on biochemistry, cell structure, genetics, microbiology, the structure and function of plants, and a study of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. *NOTE:

Modern Biology has gone out of print. If you are using our guides for this program you will

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science & nature Mammals

Student $15.95 Teacher $17.95

Grades 3+

The World of Mammals $20.00

$66.30 set

What Is a Mammal? $7.95

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What Is the Animal Kingdom? $7.95

The World of Mammals, What Is a Mammal?, What Is the Animal Kingdom?)

The young student's natural fascination with animals makes this in-depth study of the habitats, behaviors, and classification of mammals a wonderful grammar school course. Lessons draw from The World of Mammals, What Is the Animal Kingdom?, and What Is a Mammal? and include comprehension questions, drawing exercises, and observation pages.

The Book of Astronomy Grades 3+ Student $15.95 | Teacher $18.95 Teach your student the story of the sky! This guide covers stars, constellations, the solar system, and the zodiac.

The Book of Insects Grades 4+

$64.30 set (text, student, teacher, field guide, flashcards) Text $16.50 | Student $16.50 NEW Monarch Butterfly • Lepidoptera [Greek: λεπιδος + πτερα] means "scale-winged" • Cabbage butterfly, sphinx moth, monarch butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, swallowtail butterfly, luna moth • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: large wings and coiling mouthparts • Also includes: tiger moth, cecropia moth, skipper butterfly

Honeybee • Hymenoptera [Greek: υµεν + πτερα] means "membrane-winged" • Paper wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, carpenter ant, fire ant, honeybee, bumblebee • Complete metamorphosis • Characteristics: slender waist and stingers • Also includes: saw fly, mud dauber, bulldog ant, sweat bee

Teacher $18.50 | eBook $12.00 Flashcards $10.95 | Peterson Guide $8.99 A narrative approach to the life of insects that takes your student through classification, anatomy, and more!

The Book of Birds

by Sarah Jo Davis and Kalee Miller | Grades 5+

$76.89 set (text, student, teacher, field guide, coloring book, flashcards) Text $19.50 | Student $16.50 | Teacher $18.50 Peterson Guide $8.99 | Coloring Book $10.99 | Flashcards $10.95 The Book of Birds is a thorough introduction to a fascinating avian world, covering everything from anatomy and the physics of flight to social habits and habitats.

The Book of Trees

by Sean Brooks | Grades 6+

$64.99 set (text, student, teacher, field guide, Tree Book) Text $16.50 | Student $16.50 | Teacher $18.50 Peterson Guide $8.99 The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups $15.95 Do you know that the very gift of breath is the result of the oxygen that trees and plants produce? Or that trees and plants provide the means of sustenance for all life on Earth? The Book of Trees, along with the Student Workbook and Teacher Guide, will teach your student both plant morphology and taxonomy (the different parts and different kinds of plants), as well as photosynthesis and respiration. Other chapters cover flowers and fruits. The second half of the course is dedicated to tree observation and classification.

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Art & Music Discovering Music: 300 Years of Interaction in Western Music, Arts, History, and Culture

Exploring America's Musical Heritage: Through Art, Literature, and Culture

with Dr. Carol Reynolds | Grades 8+

Grades 5+

$149 set (Course Book, DVDs, Teacher Manual CD) Course Book $29.95 | DVDs $106.10 Teacher Manual CD $12.95 This program features videos of Professor Carol as she travels the world using music as the window into the history of thought and culture, along with a unit-by-unit Teacher Manual to walk you through it. Music has always been central to classical education, and by connecting music history to political and cultural history, we make all of history more memorable.

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$49.95 set (2 DVDs totaling more than 4 hours) In this course, Professor Carol—along with 38 other historians, scholars, and artists—takes you on a journey through America's musical history. When we sing the songs our greatgrandparents learned around a campfire, read the poems they recited, and study the paintings or quilts they created, we visit the past in a tangible way.

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Early Sacred Music: From the Temple through the Middle Ages $119 set (text, workbook, DVDs)

Creating Art: Lessons & Projects for the Grammar Stage

Text $24.95 | Assignments & Quizzes $22.95

Grades 3-4

with Dr. Carol Reynolds | Grades 8+

Here you will find a description and explanation of how Christians worshiped God in song for over a millennia. In addition to the sheer beauty of the songs themselves, you will learn how musical notation developed, who the great Christian composers were, and how historical circumstances affected the musical worship of the Church. DVDs include musical performances and Professor Carol's unparalleled commentary.

$21.95 Students will begin with color theory and basic art techniques.

They will create projects that relate to literature, science, Mesopotamian and Egyptian art, portraits, landscapes, still life, and much more!

Music Appreciation

by Patrick Fata | Grades 3+ Student Book $16.50 Audio Companion CD $9.50 This course aims to deepen your student's appreciation of music by grounding the greatest pieces in the canon of Western classical music in their historical context, and by introducing the foundational musical concepts of notation, rhythm, pitch, form, and melody to give a fuller understanding of the inner workings of the pieces and of music in general.

Art Cards & Posters Grades K-2 Art Cards K-2 (5" x 7") $10.95 ea.

Art Posters K-2 (11" x 17") $35.00 ea.

Enrich your child's primary education with beautiful pieces of art from the most influential artistic movements in history, including the Renaissance, Romanticism, Impressionism, and more! These supplements are coordinated with our primary Classical Core Curriculum sets.

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his charming line from the song "Maria" in The Sound of Music reminds us that music cannot be held in the palm of one's hand or measured by physical parameters. Like a moonbeam, music's substance is intangible.

Music springs to life from sound waves emanating from instruments and voices. These waves are received by the ear and pressed into our brains.

The phenomenon we call "hearing music" triggers a complex web of responses and associations. It sets our minds and our bodies into motion.

Even more marvelously, humans have the capacity to memorize, store, and recall vast amounts of music. Endless hours of musical compositions can dwell in our brains. This mental or remembered music exerts a discernable effect on our feelings and uplifts our spirits. From the womb until our last breath, music ranks as one of life's most powerful forces.

With music as such a force, would we not expect it to be accorded a hallowed place in the formal instruction of our children? Tradition proclaims "yes," but the situation today is quite the opposite.

Finding schools where music is taught seriously, including institutions engaged in the revival of classical education, is distressingly rare. The magnificent commitment to music evidenced in a school like Highlands Latin School in Louisville, KY, where serious choral training begins at the youngest ages, proves how much can be achieved, but also demonstrates the institutional constancy needed to achieve such levels.

What makes the teaching of music so difficult?

Do the logistics of required time and materials account for the problem? To a degree, yes. But our modern misunderstanding of music as entertainment is a bigger factor! After all, once music is labeled as an entertainment, the hapless label of "elective" is quick to follow.

The first step in restoring music to its core position in a child's educational development may be to acknowledge its ephemeral nature. Real music exists solely in real time. It sounds only as long as the sound waves vibrate. To repeat the image above, it cannot be contained in the palm of the hand, which means that its benefits are harder to measure in the short term.

Dr. Carol Reynolds is a widely acclaimed author, speaker, and educator. She regularly leads arts tours throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, recently in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute.

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The second step—the most difficult to remedy—brings us face to face with the mixed blessing of recorded music. In a world where a three-year-old can utter "Alexa, play a famous symphony," and strains of Beethoven's Ninth fill the room, the ancient equation of striving towards accomplishment is turned upside down. Quickly, the irreproachable status that music-making and musical training formerly held in Western culture disintegrates. As an example, why stretch the budget to buy a piano or organ and search for someone to play it when—click—with the push of a button a digitally sampled Steinway or pipe organ can accompany our hymns at chapel?

Would we accept this approach elsewhere in our curricula? Would we be content with: "Alexa, conjugate these irregular verbs"? Indeed, why teach the periodic table when Alexa already knows the atomic number of zinc?

But let's push these two considerations aside and take on the biggest culprits t h at mu st b e defeat e d: t h e f a l s e n o t i o n s t h at gen ius a lone dr ives t he creation of good art, and that emotional fulfillment is music's primar y goal.

Western culture fell prey to these concepts in the nineteenth century, when the Romantic era gave rise to the idea of the "creative genius" whose emotional passion magically produced great works of art. This false façade taped over and obscured the actual, tedious process of composing, learning, and performing music. It contributed mightily to music losing its ennobled status within pedagogy as part of the quadrivium and being perceived, instead, as a product merely of emotional outpouring.

Talent, of course, does play a role in music.

Emotional expression has its place also. But neither aspect alone can produce great art. Great art begins with classical training. The essential process of tediously molding, honing, and polishing an artistic creation has not changed since time began. We see this fact demonstrated vividly if we watch a sculptor cut away a block of marble so that a statue can 1-502-966-9115

emerge. It is harder to see the mechanical steps in an art that is based on invisible sound.

People often are surprised to learn that most of what a J. S. Bach or a Mozart achieved can actually be trained into a moderately talented person.

Granted, that final ten percent of elusive "genius" does make a difference. But without step-by-step training across many years, a composer cannot write a great fugue, structure a towering sonata, wrestle poetry into an unforgettable opera, or turn melodies and harmonies into a brilliant tone poem like Also sprach Zarathustra or Don Quixote.

The copybook, then, is just as relevant a tool for training in music as it is for literature or language.

This copybook, though, has blocks of five lines and four spaces. Equally essential is the watchful eye of a demanding teacher, particularly in the areas of harmony, partwriting, counterpoint, and orchestration. Necessary, too, is the ceaseless diligence of a teacher who shows a student repeatedly how to finger a complex passage or produce the pure vowel sounds that carry a singer's voice to the highest balcony (sans microphones, of course!).

Like the rays of moonlight that enchant the eye, notes of music inspire and energize our being. Glorious music can change the entire outlook of a child towards life itself.

Such music can bind up the inevitable wounds of experience and foster the internal stability each child needs to strive towards his goals.

Remember, too, that our society absolutely does support the resources and training necessary for gymnastics or sport, endeavors highly praised by the ancients not for their entertainment value or emotional fulfillment, but for the strength and focus they conferred on body and mind. It would do us well to remember that music was once encompassed in the same way, and by the same thinkers. The intangible qualities of music are, in fact, transcendental qualities, and like things "invisible, not seen," they need to flourish at the center of our quest to renew classical education.

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Primary Enrichment Music Enrichment Classical Core Curriculum supplement Grades K-2 $13.95

Enrichment Guides Classical Core Curriculum supplement

The Book of Crafts

(Kindergarten, 1st Grade, or 2nd Grade) $20.95 ea.

Classical Core Curriculum supplement

These supplemental guides coordinate with our Classical Core Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade programs. Each guide includes an overview of each read-aloud book, author and illustrator biographies, oral reading questions, and a simple language lesson, as well as resources for the history, culture, and science lessons, biographies of the artists, and poetry lessons. Lessons from Music Enrichment are scheduled here as well.

The creative arts are an essential part of primary school education. These activities reinforce number and letter recognition, strengthen fine-motor skills, and foster creativity and confidence. There is a craft project for each read-aloud in Memoria Press' Jr. K-2 curriculum packages, and additional crafts that focus on art concepts. Enjoy each of your creations and the time spent together making them.

Grades Jr. K-2 | $18.50 ea.

Music Enrichment goes into more detail about each song studied in our Enrichment Guides, including a short backstory on each song and its composer, as well as a few interesting facts and discussion questions. Purchase of this book also includes links to playlists so you can listen to good recordings of each piece.

Character Building NEW

Manner of the Week Wall Charts & Flashcards Grades K+ Wall Charts (11" x 8 ½") $16.50 | Flashcards (5 ½" × 4 ¼") $10.95 Be respectful, listen carefully, look for opportunities to include others, chew with your mouth closed—these simple, thoughtful guidelines for good manners are a great aid for your classroom or homeschool. There are 36 manners, one for each week of your school year. Each week, hang up the wall chart as a helpful visual aid and use the short explanations and examples on the flashcards to discuss proper behavior at the dinner table, around the home, and out in public.

Myself & Others Lessons for Social Understanding, Habits, & Manners

by Cheryl Swope Ages 4-13 Guide Books $19.95 ea.

Book One Core Set $57.86 Book One Read-Aloud Set $105.90 Book Two Core Set $22.45 Book Two Read-Aloud Set $101.83 Book Three Core Set $58.36 Book Four Core Set $51.22

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Cut & Paste Book

Grade K

Grade K

$16.00

$6.50

Kindergarten Morning Work is designed to practice quick recall of concepts already taught in the Kindergarten Curriculum. It purposefully does not introduce new concepts, but allows young students to build confidence and gives teachers the opportunity to gauge mastery. Two days a week students will review penmanship, phonics, color words, number awareness, and the manner of the week.

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Fine-motor skills are critical for primary students to master. We have paired this Cut & Paste Book with our kindergarten phonics and reading program so that students can practice their scissors skills, using glue, and NEW tracing letters while working on mastery of beginning phonics sounds.

The pages are in the same order that students study the alphabet in First Start Reading, with additional pages for the h-consonant teams of sh, th, ch, and wh as they are introduced.

Scissors Books Recommended for Ages 3-5 My Very First Scissors Book $6.50 My Very Own Scissors Book $6.50 Help your student develop hand strength, fine-motor skills, and independence with one or both of these books.

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Alphabet, Numbers, & Coloring Alphabet Book Part One & Part Two

by Leigh Lowe Recommended for Ages 4-5

$32 set (2 books) Teaches letter recognition, letter formation, and pencil grip.

This is a gentle introduction to phonics.

Numbers & Colors Recommended for Ages 4-5 $16.00 This is the great precursor to Numbers Book Part One. This book introduces each number through 15 and color words with tracing and coloring activities.

Coloring Books Recommended for Ages 4-5 Alphabet $6.50 | Numbers $6.50 Practice number and letter recognition while developing fine-motor and coloring skills.

Numbers Book Part One & Part Two

by Leigh Lowe Recommended for Kindergarten

$32 set

(2 books)

Continued practice with numbers, counting, and patterns for the kindergarten student who is ready to move beyond simple tracing. This a nice supplement to any kindergarten math program.

Alphabet Flashcards (4¼'' x 5½") $11.00 Deck contains one card for each letter of the alphabet. Each card has the upper- and lowercase letter on one side and a simple illustration on the flip side that allows practice with the beginning letter sound.

Alphabet Manuscript Wall Charts (also available in New American Cursive font, p. 79)

(11'' x 17'') | $16.50 These visual aids reinforce each letter of the alphabet and numbers zero to nine while young students learn to read and write or practice their penmanship. Each illustration is hand-drawn and matches the drawings on the Alphabet Flashcards.

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Math Memoria Math Challenge

Arithmetic Flashcards

Levels A-C | Grades K-2

Addition & Subtraction, 0 to 18

Student $16.50 ea.

Teacher $5.50 ea.

(6" x 4")

Our goal for math in the primary grades is the mastery of basic facts. One of the most effective ways to help students achieve mastery is simply to practice. With daily timed drills, Memoria Math Challenge is designed to give students that necessary math practice and also to help the teacher measure students' immediate recall. We start with addition, subtraction, and number dictation in kindergarten, and ramp up to 200 daily problems by the end of first grade. If students are able to master their math facts in the primary years, they can devote more time to complex math operations in grammar school and upper school. Student Drills are on 3-hole-punched loose-leaf paper to make it easy for you to store and copy if you need additional practice.

$10.95

Multiplication Flashcards 0 to 12 (6" x 4") $10.95 NEW

Division Flashcards 0 to 12 (6" x 4") $10.95

Rod & Staff Arithmetic Rod & Staff Math books teach your student number facts and arithmetic skills to mastery using clear, uncluttered lessons and plenty of drill practice.

College of the Redwoods Prealgebra Grades 7-8 Textbook $20.00 Solutions Manual $20.00 Quizzes & Tests $10.95 Quizzes & Tests Answer Key $5.50

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Grade 1 Arithmetic (3rd Ed.) Student Part 1 $6.95 | Student Part 2 $6.95 Practice Sheets $16.50 Teacher Manual $20.95 Speed Drills $4.90

Grade 4 Arithmetic

Grade 2 Arithmetic (3rd Ed.) Student Unit 1 $6.95 | Student Unit 2 $6.95 Student Unit 3 $6.95 | Student Unit 4 $6.95 Practice Sheets 1 $7.95 | Practice Sheets 2 $7.95 Supplemental Pack $1.75 | Teacher Manual, Units 1-2 $12.75 Teacher Manual, Units 3-4 $12.75

Grade 5 Arithmetic

Grade 3 Arithmetic

Grade 6 Mathematics

Student Book (with Supplemental Worksheets) $14.95 Teacher Manual (includes Worksheets Key) $15.95 Blacklines $4.50 Speed Drills $4.90

Student $14.95 Teacher Manual Part 1 $11.95 Teacher Manual Part 2 $11.95 Tests $2.25 | Quizzes and Speed Tests $4.50

Student $14.95 | Speed Drill Packet $9.50 Teacher Manual Part 1 $11.95 Teacher Manual Part 2 $11.95 Tests $2.25 | Speed Drills $4.90

Student $14.95 Teacher Manual Part 1 $11.95 Teacher Manual Part 2 $11.95 Tests $2.25 | Speed Drills $4.90

VideoText Algebra: A Complete Course Grades 7-12

Complete Set $399 (online course + books for modules A-F) Year One Set $235 (online course + books for modules A-C) Year Two Set $235 (online course + books for modules D-F) VideoText Math uses mastery-review techniques to fully explore the language of mathematics and algebraic relations. Students watch a tenminute video that develops each lesson's concept while they follow along with their Course Notes, and then complete the exercises in the WorkText. Progress Tests help gauge student mastery throughout the year, with multiple forms of each quiz and test available if your student needs a little extra practice. The Instructor's Guide provides step-by-step instructions for solving the problems on each test, while the Solutions Manual does the same for the WorkText.

Geometry course also available!

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Phonics & Reading First Start Reading: Phonics, Reading, & Printing

by Cheryl Lowe | Grade K

$49.95 set (Books A-D + Teacher Guide) Student Books (A-D) $7.50 ea. | Teacher Guide for Books A-D $19.95 Your students can begin reading instantly as they progress through 5 simple student books and about 80 phonetic stories. The Teacher Guides include helpful assessments, tips, and more!

FSR is a balanced, age-appropriate approach to phonics and reading, with a serious focus on correct pencil grip and letter formation. Also, while many phonics programs today use the ladder approach (consonant-vowel blending), we prefer the more traditional (vowel-consonant) approach combined with word families. Mastery of short vowels is the sine qua non of phonics programs, but few programs provide adequate practice.

The FSR kindergarten program consists of 4 student books with artist-­drawn pictures to color, drawing pages for each letter or phonogram, and over 40 stories.

The Teacher Guide leads you through the program and provides helpful assessments and teaching tips. *Note: Printing, an important pathway of the learning process, is an integral part of FSR. Some children, however, are reading-ready before their motor skills are developed enough for printing. If this is the case with your child, you may use FSR without the printing component.

Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Streaming Instructional Videos

Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Set Grade K | $241.35 set Everything you need to teach your student to read fluently, including lesson plans!

$55.00 Let primary specialist Michelle Tefertiller teach your students how to read! These streaming videos use all the books in the Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Set.

Classical Phonics

First Start Reading Storybooks A-E

by Cheryl Lowe

by Cheryl Lowe NEW

by Michelle Tefertiller | Grade 1 Student Book E $7.50 Teacher Guide for Book E $10.95 We complete our phonics for reading program at the beginning of first grade with First Start Reading Book E, which includes long vowel teams, sounds of soft c and g, and the three sounds of y.

Phonics Flashcards

Grades K-2 | $18.50

Grades K-1

These phonetically arranged word lists require students to rely on their mastery of letter sounds. Coordinates with First Start Reading, or is a good supplement to any phonics program.

$7.50-10.00 ea.

(4¼'' x 5½")

These Storybooks feature the same targeted phonetic stories found in First Start Reading, with beautifully illustrated black and white pictures to help students stay engaged as they read.

$25.95

100 Days of Summer Reading Books I-III Grades K-2 | $8.50 ea.

Reading is a subject that should continue through the summer to avoid regression.

These summer reading journals are a perfect way to encourage young children to continue working on reading fluency. The font size gets smaller for each journal, and each page is divided in half for drawing and writing small summaries. Kindergarten has the unique goal of reading a book a day for 100 days!

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Phonics & Reading

Grades K-2

Flashcards for the nearly 200 phonograms used to spell the 44 sounds of the English language.

Phonics from A to Z $27.99

Easy Reader Classics Grades K-2

$67.50 set (18 books) | $3.95 ea.

Classic stories from The Jungle Book, The Wind in the Willows, Tom Sawyer, and Doctor Dolittle have been adapted in these early readers so young children can read good stories on their level.

A manual for teachers who want to go deeper into the subject of phonics and reading.

Teaching Phonics & Word Study $33.99

An excellent phonics resource for grammar school teachers.

Spelling Traditional Spelling I-III

by Cheryl Lowe | Grades

1-3

$54.65 I & II set ea. (student, teacher, practice sheets, supplemental workbook, supplemental workbook key)

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Student $16.50 ea. | Teacher $18.50 ea.

Practice Sheets $5.50 ea.

Supplemental Workbook (I & II only) $8.50 ea.

Supplemental Workbook Key (I & II only) $8.50 ea.

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This comprehensive, phonetic approach to teaching spelling is the culmination of our phonics program.

Once students have mastered reading "consonant-vowelconsonant" words with short vowels in kindergarten they are ready to begin a spelling program. Traditional Spelling is the perfect next step toward reading fluency. Traditional Spelling provides students with an extensive mastery-based study of phonics.

Each four-page lesson features writing and oral dictation practice, color-coded phonogram activities, and short stories on the student's reading level that utilize that week's spelling words.

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BOOKS WORTHY TO OWN

by Cheryl Swope

“I NEED HELP,”

she said. "I can no longer change clothes in my bedroom." Pausing my work, I promised our daughter, Michelle, that I'd help clean her overcrowded room. I knew the usual suspects were partly to blame: Shoes needed to be returned to her closet, papers needed to be sorted, and a good sweeping would do wonders. But this time the true culprit spanned her floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.

We had installed those bookshelves a few years before to forestall the chaos of overflowing books. Instead, like carp in a new pond, the contents only swelled to fill the enlarged space.

Intending to organize one twin's bedroom, my husband and I knew it was time to do the same in the other's too. My son Michael's shelves—worse even than Michelle's—were so heavily double stacked that they hid his best and favorite books. (As most of us can appreciate, bulging bookshelves are often part love, part compulsion.)

Rather than jump headfirst into their clutter, I first wanted to tiptoe into their hearts and minds.

What do books mean to you? I had not asked the question in years, if ever. Which books have become the most meaningful to you, and why? I hoped the answers would assist our task. The ultimate question would be: Which books are worthy of residing on your personal and limited shelf space?

I was curious to hear their thoughts. After all, the ordering of one's personal books carries far more meaning than straightening dishes in a cupboard. I needed to tread respectfully.

Michael has often said, "If I ever have to live somewhere else, I just want to be sure I can take my books." I started with him.

I asked Michael, "What do books mean to you?" He said, "My books give me rest. Books allow me to travel Cheryl Swope is the author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child and Memoria Press' Simply Classical Curriculum, as well as editor of the Simply Classical Journal.

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to different lands. I have a love of books. I would say reading makes me less stressed. I like to read in my hammock because I relax when I have my book. (Pause.)

I have a lot of happiness in my life because of books."

I asked Michelle the same question. "A lot," she said.

"If you take a book up and start reading, it's as if you're actually living in the story. You could be a humble peasant or a royal king. You can go from one place to another while enjoying the story unfolding. What appeals to the person could be logic; it could be rhetoric; it could be knowledge; it could be fantasy; but really what is important is getting to know the characters without necessarily relying on the plot to see you through. A book can only be as good as the very heart of the matter."

At my daughter's request I tackled her room first. Many approaches would work for such a task, but I share our process for anyone—myself included—who needs a nudge. Space often does not permit us to keep every book we might have or want in our possession. We all need a means of determining how to keep the best, most beloved, and most beautiful books available to us. Ours is a cautionary tale.

Back in Michelle's room, she and I sat on the edge of her bed across from the profound mess of books, pondering the mess. We closed the door to have privacy and quiet. I suggested we first determine how many books were on the shelves. We counted the books on a single shelf. We multiplied by the number of shelves. A staggering 1,400 books had accumulated in her petite ten by ten room. Again, part love, part compulsion.

On a piece of paper I drew a pie graph with quadrants. Familiar with such visual arithmetic aids, she listened as I asked, "What percentage of books do you think will need to go, if we are to restore order and beauty to your room?" Previous decluttering efforts had resulted in sending away one or two books, or perhaps a paltry dozen, only to leave the tumbling MemoriaPress.com

towers crowding her shelves. I suggested fifty percent to let her know how massive this issue had become.

(I reminded her that she could not even change clothes in the room.) We settled on twenty-five percent.

Armed with a number, we gathered necessary bins. My husband lent bankers boxes to the operation. Our next step became obvious: We needed criteria for keeping and culling.

How do we determine what is worthy to have in our homes and schools? Which books are not only worth reading, but worth owning? Such questions should have preceded so many twenty-five-cent purchases from local library and garage sales.

Respecting Michelle's ability to discern, and wanting to cultivate this further, I asked her the possibly easier question: "How do we determine what must go?"

Immediately she had one criteria: Books too "creepy" must go because they trigger disturbed sleep. She grabbed an example or two. Then she decided that books too "fluffy" lack substance and, though perhaps fine for a quick read in a waiting room, do not need to be owned. Books "poorly written" could be placed in the boxes. "Trendy" or "contemporary" books without a redeeming purpose could also go. A side note: For Michelle, any wholesome, humorous book that elicits hearty giggling redeems itself. This provides lighthearted refreshment to troubled days.

We began. For two days, series by series, author by author, I stood on a chair and handed them to her as she pondered each book, weighed them against her criteria, and placed discards in boxes. As you can imagine, this was not for the faint of heart. Some

decisions were harder than others. A few hours into the task, she began keeping everything. We had to recall our twenty-five percent calculation more than once.

At some point, Michelle created a new category: "just not my cup of tea." As in, "I started this but it was just not my cup of tea." My own judgment trumped this criterion if I knew the writing was stellar and the characters would enrich and delight her. I told her the book could become her cup of tea if she sipped patiently. We restored these to the shelf.

Her discernment and wisdom grew visibly as we continued. With increasingly mature ruthlessness, she sorted as I organized remaining books by series, author, size, and color with her direction as needed. The pleasing aesthetic of the new arrangements spurred us on.

Together we persevered until we knew that every book residing in her small room was worth owning.

When the boxes were full and the last beloved book was placed on the last shelf I stepped back to admire the results. Michelle opened her arms, a bright smile illuminating her face, and she twirled in grateful contentment. "I love my room!"

Best of all, I know that she loves her books. Each shelf will welcome her to ponder, chortle, or travel.

Each book will let her explore, grow, refresh, and feel as if she has visited favorite friends.

The moment we finished, my husband came home.

He called upstairs, "Michelle, I have something for you." He handed her a book. Michelle and I exchanged glances and burst into laughter. We share one final suggestion: When organizing your books, save space for any new friends that may come your way.

Memoria Press works with schools all over the country to assist in understanding the vision of classical education and to help implement a cohesive classical curriculum. Cheryl Swope has joined forces with the Classical Latin School Association training team to help your school start or improve education for your struggling students and students with special needs.

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Penmanship New American Cursive

by Iris Hatfield Grades 1+ | $25.00 ea.

The New American Cursive (NAC) penmanship program is an easy-to-follow resource for learning cursive. Simplified letter forms and clear instructions teach your student to write in a fast, legible script. Developed by Iris Hatfield, an educator with 35 years of experience in the handwriting field, the workbooks improve the process of teaching handwriting and allow students to start at a younger age.

Choose from:

New American Cursive 1 New American Cursive 2: Scripture & Famous Quotations New American Cursive 2: Quotations from Famous Americans New American Cursive 3: Scripture & Lessons on Manners New American Cursive 3: Famous Quotes & Lessons on Manners

In NAC 1, learn how to form each letter, step by step, with clear starting dots and direction arrows. Correct pencil grip, paper position, and posture are illustrated throughout. Fifteen minutes of workbook practice a day is all it takes! NAC 2 will continue to teach correct letter forms and how to easily connect each letter. Proper size, spacing, and slant are emphasized in 125 instructional exercises. In NAC 3 you will further enhance cursive skills by practicing your best handwriting while learning about manners and correspondence protocol.

Teach Yourself Cursive

Why Learn Cursive?

• Improved neural connections in the brain • Increased ability to read cursive • Increased writing speed • Improved fine-motor skills • Improved reading and spelling ability • Increased self-discipline and eye-hand coordination • Improved attractiveness, legibility, and fluidity of one's signature • Increased self-confidence, continuity, and fluidity when communicating with the written word

by Iris Hatfield Grade 5-Adult | $25.00 Whether you are a beginning older student or are fine-tuning your penmanship later in life, these self-guided lessons make learning cursive a pleasure. Practice just 15 minutes a day to get remarkable results.

Startwrite CD $29.95

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Create customizable worksheets in the New American Cursive font to integrate handwriting practice with any subject.

Digital download also available. (Windows only)

Penmanship Practice with Wisdom Scriptures

by Iris Hatfield Grades 3+ $12.95

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This easy-to-use supplemental resource for mastering a legible, attractive cursive enhances the pleasure of writing by practicing a different, inspiring wisdom Scripture each day. It also includes 50 helpful penmanship tips to improve cursive skills.

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Copybooks I-III

by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe Grades K-2

$41.85 set (Copybooks I-III) $15.50 ea.

Copybooks include memory passages, copybook exercises, and drawing pages, incorporating Scripture from the King James Bible and classic children's poems.

Composition & Sketchbooks I-III Grades K-6

Ages 6-12 (chronological age or skill level)

II: 1/2" Ruled for 1st-2nd Grade Students

Copybook Cursive I-IV

III: College-Ruled for Older Students

(New American Cursive font)

Our Composition & Sketchbooks allow each student to write and illustrate compositions.

Copybook Cursive I is perfect for second graders alongside NAC 2 or older students needing more practice.

The college-ruled lines of Copybook Cursive IV are perfect for older students honing their penmanship with the Scripture passages from Christian Studies III.

These journals let students practice cursive while thinking about God's daily blessings in their lives. The Intermediate Journal has a smaller font size and less tracing.

by Cheryl Swope

Grades 1-2

In Copybook Cursive III, students practice their penmanship with beautiful memory passages from Christian Studies II.

Beginner or Intermediate $9.00 ea.

My Nature Journal

Summer Cursive

Copybook Cursive II includes Scripture passages from Christian Studies I, the 15 brightest stars from Astronomy, and the major gods from D'Aulaires' Greek Myths.

(New American Cursive font)

by Cheryl Swope

$9.00 ea.

I: 5/8" Ruled for Younger Students

Grades 1-6 | $15.50 ea.

My Thankfulness Journals

Ages 4-11

$15.50 This workbook is designed as summer practice for rising second graders who have completed New American Cursive 1. It is arranged in lessons to be completed three times a week during the summer.

$9.50 Savor small moments of wonder with your child as he learns the simple beauty of nature. This book can stand alone as a delightful supplement to any program.

Cursive Practice Sheets I-III (New American Cursive font)

Aesop Copybook

Ages 6+

by Cheryl Swope

$15.50 ea.

Ages 9+

Our Cursive Practice Sheets include pages for practicing each cursive letter, Scripture copywork, and blank practice sheets. Book I is a good companion to NAC 1, Book II is extra practice for NAC 2, and Book III is wide-ruled for any older student who needs more practice.

$20.82 set (Fables and copybook) Aesop Copybook $9.50 Aesop's Fables $14.99 The Aesop Copybook is a lovely companion to Aesop’s Fables. It will strengthen your student's writing and composition skills while giving the opportunity to contemplate the timeless wisdom of Aesop's fables and learn from the gentle moral instruction they provide.

Penmanship Supplements Alphabet Wall Charts Available in Manuscript (blue) or Cursive (green)

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Alphabet Wall Poster

(11'' x 17'') | $16.50 ea.

Manuscript and New American Cursive

These visual aids reinforce each letter of the alphabet while young students learn to read and write or practice their penmanship. Each illustration is hand-drawn. The cursive charts use the New American Cursive font.

This poster lists the entire alphabet in manuscript and cursive. It is the perfect resource if you don't have the space for our Alphabet Wall Charts.

(22'' x 34'') | $7.50

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StoryTime Treasures

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StoryTime Treasures

More StoryTime Treasures

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$68.19 set (guides & novels)

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Student Guide $12.95 ea.

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Little Bear $4.95 Caps for Sale $8.99 Frog and Toad Are Friends $4.99 Make Way for Ducklings $9.99

Billy and Blaze $8.99 Blaze and the Forest Fire $8.99 The Story About Ping $4.99 Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie $7.99 Stone Soup $7.99 The Little House $7.99 Miss Rumphius $8.99

Animal Folk Tales of America $12.95 Prairie School $4.99 The Courage of Sarah Noble $5.99 Little House in the Big Woods $9.99 Beatrix Potter novels $7.99 ea.

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Grade 3 $98.40 guide set (student & teacher guides)

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Farmer Boy

Charlotte's Web

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Mr. Popper's Penguins

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The Cricket in Times Square

Homer Price

The Blue Fairy Book

Dangerous Journey

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Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 The Blue Fairy Book $11.00

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Lassie Come-Home

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$127.81 guides + novels set Adam of the Road

The Door in the Wall

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King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table $7.99

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The Trojan War

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The Hobbit

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Treasure Island

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Grade 9 $98.40 guide set (student & teacher guides)

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Beowulf the Warrior

The Hound of the Baskervilles

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 The Hound of the Baskervilles $11.00

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Romeo & Juliet

The Scarlet Letter

Julius Caesar

Pride & Prejudice

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Grade 11

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$61.18 set (text, student, teacher, quizzes & tests)

$113.43 complete set (all books + streaming instructional videos)

The Divine Comedy Student Guide $18.95 Teacher Guide $18.95 Quizzes & Tests $5.50 The Divine Comedy $21.00 Streaming Instructional Videos $55.00

Mix and match any 10 or more individual Memoria Press literature guides and receive 15% off your literature guide purchase!

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Grade 12 $98.40 guide set (student & teacher guides)

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A Tale of Two Cities

Hamlet

Macbeth

Anna Karenina

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The Moffats Grades 3-4

My Side of the Mountain Grades 4-5

The Twenty-One Balloons Grades 5-7

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Little Women Grades 8-9

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Henry IV, Part 1 Grades 9+

Henry V Grades 9+

King Lear Grades 9+

The Merchant of Venice Grades 9+

Wuthering Heights Grades 9+

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Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 King Lear $7.95

Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 The Merchant of Venice $7.95

Student Guide $12.95 Teacher Guide $12.95 Wuthering Heights $8.99

Literary and Rhetorical Terms Grades 9+ | $10.95 This handy companion book is a compilation of all the literary and rhetorical terms used in our upper school literature guides.

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Jane Eyre Grades 9+

Canterbury Tales

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To Kill a Mockingbird Grades 9+

Robinson Crusoe

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An Exemplary Fairy Tale

by Leigh Lowe

Lewis said, "No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty." The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald is a book worth reading. It is worthy of the primary student as an exemplary fairy tale that will forever set his standards. It is worthy of the grammar student who is living in Middle Earth and Narnia, worlds born of MacDonald's castles and caverns. And it is worthy, as a final blessing, to graduating students, embarking on life's adventure—yet eternally knotted to home.

But The Princess and the Goblin is not only a book for students. Its appeal is universal. The Princess and the Goblin is endearing and rewarding; it is worth time and contemplation at any age and any hour.

But don't just take my word for it.

G. K. Chesterton described The Princess and the Goblin as "the book that influenced his whole existence." C. S. Lewis called MacDonald his master. J. R. R. Tolkien read MacDonald to his children; perhaps it's not just chance that goblins are ubiquitous in his works.

So what is it about this fairy tale that has garnered such distinguished regard? The answer is simple. It is completely Truthful, completely Beautiful, and completely Good (in every sense of the word). Ursula Le Guin, the author of the introduction in my tattered and marked-up copy, identifies the broad appeal of MacDonald's book.

She says, "He wrote for children, not down to them.

He didn't confuse being young for being simpleminded." The Princess and the Goblin draws definitive battle lines and offers a wisdom that speaks to the innocent as well as the aged.

Le Guin says: MacDonald was stern and clear about what nobility is …. [A] princess is a girl who behaves nobly. Curdie the miner, being brave and kind and behaving nobly and wisely, is a prince. The king is a king because he's a good man. No other definition is allowed. This is radically moral democracy.

Thus, nobility is a choice that is accessible to all of us. This truth makes The Princess and the Goblin as hopeful as it is harrowing. The book's heroes, the sun-people, must actively choose to follow literal shining threads that commit them to something Leigh Lowe is the daughter-in-law of Cheryl Lowe, founder of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School. Leigh worked closely with Cheryl for years as a teacher, editor, and writer. Leigh consults on curriculum, trains teachers, and speaks publicly about classical education and the vision of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School.

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higher than themselves. But the lesson is clear that we are all tethered too. Each of us has the freedom to accept our callings and follow our given paths to nobility like the sun-people—or else bury ourselves in darkness and revel in our hard heads and hard hearts like the goblins.

Like the stairs of Princess Irene's castle home, the choice is up or down; moral middle ground is not allowed. The murky grays so pervasive in modern literature have no place in The Princess and the Goblin. Ascent or descent is illuminated with every comment and decision; small but important differences offer the lines of moral demarcation.

In this well-told tale, MacDonald shows what nobility is by giving us heroes (the sun-people) who are relatable but pure—at onc e b el ievably si m i la r to us in t heir str uggles, yet authentically superior in their consistency and c ha rac ter. We s e e t hem bei ng, not necessar i ly p e r f e c t , b ut ad m i ra bly earnest. More than anything, they want to be good. They are sincere and tr ut hf ul. Their virt ue is believable because it stems from humility. Throughout the book, the sun-people are always st r iv i ng a nd s e l f- c or r e c t i ng , a nd s o their sentences often begin with the words, "I should h ave …." T h e a r r oga nt a nd ig noble gobli n s, by contrast, too often start off with "You should …."

MacDonald reveals the bad and the deceitful and the ugly in the goblins and their creatures.

The goblins hate light, they hate verse, and instead of celebrating the glories of Creation, they believe the upper world "is far too glaring" and must be treated as an "outhouse." Their values are distorted, just like their tender, toeless feet. They revel in their ability to make their own light and they shun dependence on that "thing hung up in the air" that they believe is "intended no doubt to blind."

MacDonald's goblins speak, think, and behave in complete contrast to the sun-people. They consistently run in the wrong direction and their affections are completely upside down. Always seeking autonomy, what they get is isolation. But as MacDonald warns explicitly, it is "foolish indeed …

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to run farther and farther from all who could help …."

He knew that it is not good for man to be alone. The goblins expose the gloomy consequences of hiding away and rejecting the Sun. And though the goblins are reviled for their terrible decisions and tarnished souls, we are not allowed to dismiss them. We are told, importantly, that they weren't always disordered. This makes them pitiable. Once members of the upper world, the goblins chose to sulk and cower in the darkness in pursuit of selfish, shortsighted goals.

They were initially led into the ground by a bitter, jealous king, but, increasingly comfortable there, they eventually became creatures who couldn't stand the light. MacDonald warns us that it was easy for them to acclimate to a life filled with bad words, deeds, and ambitions underground— but he does not allow us to forget that it is not their intended home. We are reminded that, like us, the goblins are never doomed to eternal darkness, but they must look up and climb out of the dirt.

MacDonald shows us what is possible in the sunpeople who consistently seek the light. They resist threats against their cherished aboveground culture by seeking help from "above." Confident in the very-dependable grandmother who lives upstairs, the wise children step out in faith instead of running away from conflict. Without knowing exactly where they'll be led, they trust the paths revealed by their unbreakable guiding threads.

As Vigen Guroian points out in Tending the Heart of Virtue, this "faith fortifies courage." Ultimately, while defiance destroys the goblins, submission saves the sun-people.

MacDonald's fairy tale offers clear and simple lessons that pierce the heart and demand reflection.

He doesn't allow ambiguity (or justification) to distract from the truth. He forces us to wonder plainly, "Am I a princess or a goblin?"

It doesn't matter if you are ten or fifty, The Princess and the Goblin will guide you toward nobility. It exalts eternal truths about the human experience and speaks to every age in every age.

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Poetry Poetry for the Primary Stage Grades K-2 | $9.95 Your child will be delighted by the whimsy and inspired by the beauty of the beloved poems in our Poetry for the Primary Stage anthology. These selections are perfect for family read-aloud time or memorization practice.

Poetry for the Grammar Stage Grades 3-7

$46.27 set (student, teacher, anthology)

Student $15.95 Teacher $17.95 Anthology $17.50 Our illustrated anthology is the perfect companion for this study guide, which includes vocabulary work and comprehension questions, and beginning concepts of poetry analysis. Poems increase in difficulty as students move through the book in each year of the grammar stage.

Poetry & Short Stories: American Literature Grades 7+

$50.28 set (student, teacher, anthology)

Student $16.95 Teacher $18.95 Anthology $19.95 Revisit the Old World elegance of Irving's prose and the range of Poe's romanticism.

Enjoy the Fireside Poets—Longfellow, Whittier, and Holmes. Rediscover the rich, varied authenticity of American literature with this anthology and study guide.

The British Tradition Poetry, Prose, & Drama (Book I): The Old English & Medieval Periods Poetry & Prose (Book II): The Elizabethan to the Neoclassical Age Poetry (Book III): The Romantic to the Victorian Age Grades 8+ | $50.28 set ea. (student, teacher, anthology) Student $16.95 ea. | Teacher $18.95 ea. | Anthology $19.95 ea.

Did you ever wish you didn't have to sort through all the thousands of poems that have been written over the years to find the best of the best? Cheryl Lowe has done the work for you in these British poetry anthologies, from legendary knights to staid victorians. Use our accompanying study guides for a full-year course that guides students into a deeper understanding of the most important and influential poetry, prose, and drama in the British tradition.

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o say that a book is a great Christian novel obviously and necessarily implies two things: first, that it is great and, second, that it is Christian. Many of the books here are widely considered to be great, but there seems to be little consciousness that they are also explicitly Christian. Although Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is widely thought of as a Christian work, as are Flannery O'Connor's stories, Cry, the Beloved Country and Tolstoy's War and Peace— and even Anna Karenina—are almost never referred to in this way. How many literate people are not even aware that Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo are unapologetically Christian? And The Lord of the Rings—how many among the vast multitude of its fans even guess that it is thoroughly and deeply Christian?

Here's the list.

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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy A young engaged couple came to me recently and asked if I would give them marriage counseling. "Absolutely not," I responded. "I'm not qualified. But I'd be glad to meet with you and answer any questions you have." My only condition was that they read this book, which is possibly the greatest Christian novel ever written, and is certainly the best novel on marriage ever written. (There may be some other great book on marriage I have never read, but I simply refuse to believe there is one better than this.) There are several marriages in this book, but two are primary: that of Levin and Kitty, the paradigm of a Christian marriage—a model of marriage—and that of Anna and Vronsky, which is a mockery of marriage.

What Levin and Kitty have is love; what Anna and Vronsky have is mutual idolatry.

It is Christian marriage and its evil twin.

Reading this book might change your life.

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy I had a psychological block about even attempting this book because it was, to people of my generation, the quintessential Long Book—even though I had read longer books than this without psychological consequences. But once MemoriaPress.com

you begin this book, the length becomes your friend and the fact that it ever ends, an enemy. The story's only weakness is that it doesn't last forever. I have had a number of people tell me how sad they were when they had finished because they would simply miss these characters. Tolstoy had the great gift of being a master storyteller who could create an utterly real world with utterly real people. The best translations are those by Louise and Aylmer Maude and by Pevear and Volokhonsky.

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien I heard someone say that Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the greatest evocation of the Christian West ever written. Every time I read it (and I think I have read it six times now) this judgment seems more accurate to me. Every time I see some deeper insight into the human experience, which is a quest like that of Frodo and Sam. Tolkien's is a world in which evil must be fought, and where, as bad as it seems sometimes, we have to have faith in the fact that good wins in the end and that we can make a difference.

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton This is my wife's favorite book. It is the story of Stephen Kumalo, an elderly Black Anglican minister in South Africa in the time of Apartheid whose son has moved from their now-impoverished tribal town to the city of Johannesburg and hasn't been heard from since. One day, the minister is told that his sister, who is also in Johannesburg, is in trouble. Kumalo takes what little money he has saved and goes in search of his son and sister in the city. He finds his sister is a prostitute and is addicted to alcohol, and his son a suspect in a murder case. Johannesburg in this story is Babylon, luring young people away from their tribal homes to their destruction. It is a story of faithfulness, forgiveness, and redemption. It is the story of how one man comes to terms with the requirements of justice and how mercy overcomes all. It is a stunningly beautiful book, not only in its message but in its telling. Dostoevsky said, "Beauty will save the world."

If this is true, this book will play a part.

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry I believe Wendell Berry to be the greatest living American writer. He is one of the few authors I read for no reason other than the sheer enjoyment and enlightenment of reading him. This book is the story of Jayber Crow, who is orphaned as a boy, and who sojourns to a Bible college thinking he is called to be a Martin Cothran is the editor of The Classical Teacher and author of Traditional Logic Books I & II, Material Logic, and Classical Rhetoric.

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minister but leaves when he cannot find the answers to his theological questions. He learns how to cut hair and makes his way to his original Kentucky home, Port William, finding his real calling as the town barber. It is Jayber himself who narrates the story, and we see him as others do not. It is he who cleans the church and buries the town's dead. There is a scene in the graveyard where he reflects on the importance of memory and how a community is maintained only through our remembrance of it that is, in my mind, one of the greatest scenes in literature. This book is one part Dickens' David Copperfield, one part Homer's Odyssey, and two parts Dante's Divine Comedy. The least bookish of all my children says that this is his favorite book.

The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott This was the first book I read by Sir Walter Scott.

He was the most popular writer in English for a good hundred years or so, and now I know why. This book's historical background of the Crusades frames a fascinating comparison between Christianity and Islam. I have always thought, as Arnold Lunn once pointed out, that we have an obligation to judge any position by the best arguments for it, not the worst ones we can think up. There are several places in this story where two great world religions come into conflict—in the action and in the dialogue. Scott shows us the character of Western Christianity in the persons of King Richard and Sir Kenneth of Scotland, and the character of Islam in the person of Saladin, perhaps one of its most attractive historical exemplars. We really feel—justly, I think—that Scott is trying to give us the best arguments for both sides. And despite the fact that we feel we have been given the best representation of Islam, still we see the superiority of Christianity and we sense that we are able to judge fairly because we have fairly heard both sides. The next time I am asked what it is about Western civilization that makes it worth trying to save, I am going to point to this book.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas If it weren't for the existence of The Lord of the Rings, I would consider The Count of Monte Cristo perhaps the greatest Christian adventure story ever written. It continues to amaze me how a book written in the nineteenth century can speak so directly to a reader in the twenty-first, but this book does. As the reader you want vengeance for the wrongs committed against Edmond Dantès every bit as much as he does himself, but in the end you are far more satisfied by the redemption that eventually comes. The plot twists in this story are astounding.

What a great Christian epic!

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The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor Flannery O'Connor is famous mostly for her short stories, but I believe this novel to be her greatest work.

The first thing you must do in reading O'Connor is to understand her impish sense of humor. Once you "get" O'Connor, you will never let her go. She is trying to shock the modern reader out of his secular lethargy by confronting him with stark characters and a sometimes absurd plot. This novel is about a boy caught between his seemingly crazy great-uncle who thinks he is an Old Testament prophet and his secular, scientistic uncle who thinks he can save the boy by convincing him that the other uncle's crazy religion is a sham. In this contrast O'Connor captures the two extremes of the modern personality—and the modern world.

The Thanatos Syndrome

by Walker Percy Like many of the authors above, Percy does not shy away from portraying the world in all its depravity. His stories are like a prism through which we see the good, not in the light itself, but in its refraction. The question he asks here is: If we could find a way to satisfy every human desire and at the same time render everyone peaceful and harmonious, would we do it? He knew that you could do this only at the cost of humanity itself. Percy is the great twentieth-century defender, not of "humanity," that dangerous abstraction, but of the human in all his imperfections.

The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky I have disappointed a number of people by preferring the writing of Tolstoy to that of Dostoevsky. The advocates of Dostoevsky point to his more orthodox theology and to Tolstoy's relative heterodoxy. But somehow Tolstoy's works always seem to rise above his questionable theology, and in any case good theologians don't necessarily make great writers. Nevertheless, the flaws in how Dostoevsky writes are more than made up for in what he has to say. In this book he tells of three brothers: Ivan the rationalist, Dmitri, enslaved to his passions, and Alyosha, who is a balance between the two. It is the story of a murder that drives each character to his ultimate and proper conclusion. The story of the Grand Inquisitor alone would make this 92

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book great, but the chapter, "Rebellion," is one of the most harrowing confrontations with the problem of evil ever written.

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo French writers tend to have an exuberance about their writing, which is one of the endearing things about them, but it does mean that their books are long. Hugo's book bears little resemblance to the Broadway musical or the movie. We see the characters portrayed in this book in all their glory and in all their degradation. If Tolstoy is life, then Hugo is the world. Les Miserables is the story of several characters: Jean Valjean, a former convict befriended by a priest whose act of charity changes Jean into a good man; Marius Pontmercy, a young student whose life is transformed after he falls in love with Cosette and is saved

by Jean Valjean; and Cosette, whose simple goodness changes both Marius and Jean Valjean.

This book is criticized by some readers for its frequent and extensive digressions. But the digressions are what make the book so universal—they take the lessons of the story and ruminate on them. I find them among the best parts of the book.

Kristin Lavransdatter

by Sigrid Undset This book is about the life of a woman in fourteenth-century Norway. It won the 1928 Nobel Prize for literature. At the time of the story, Norway has been Christianized only for a few generations, and the pull of the old paganism is strong. This theme weaves its way through the story, much as it does in Beowulf. It is about Kristin, a young woman from a good family who rebels against her parents by running away with a young man. Her actions in defiance of the wise advice of her parents resound throughout her life. Her relationships with her husband and her children are all affected in indirect ways by her earlier choice.

It is the story of how our sins can be visited upon our children. Kristin Lavransdatter is a book that will live with you for the rest of your life. It is about childhood, motherhood, and fatherhood, and has an ending that will make you weep—and rejoice.

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